Two-staged biatrial linear and focal ablation to restore sinus rhythm in patients with refractory Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: Procedure experience and follow-up beyond 1 year

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11 II, 1998, Pages 2527-2532

  Maloney, James D ^a   Milner, Ladyne ^a   Barold, Serge ^a   Czerska, Barbara ^a   Markel, Michael ^b  

^a Mt Sinai Medical Center Cleveland   (United States)

^b Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Focal ablation; Linear ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031754599     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01213.x     Document Type: Article

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