Influence of atrioventricular junction radiofrequency ablation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and flutter on quality of life and cardiac performance

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 242-246

  Brignole, Michele ^a,b   Gianfranchi, Lorella ^a,b   Menozzi, Carlo ^a,b   Bottoni, Nicola ^a,b   Bollini, Roberto ^a,b   Lolli, Gino ^a,b   Oddone, Daniele ^a,b   Gaggioli, Germano ^a,b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b Section of Arrhythmology Department of Cardiology Ospedale S Maria N ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0027958980     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(94)90364-6     Document Type: Article

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