Impact on ventricular function and quality of life of transcatheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction in chronic atrial fibrillation with a normal ventricular response

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1431-1433

  Natale, Andrea ^a,b   Zimerman, Leandro ^a   Tomassoni, Gery ^a   Kearney, Margaret ^a   Kent, Virginia ^a   Brandon, Mary Joan ^a   Newby, Keith ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030589328     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89296-X     Document Type: Article

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