Progression of permanent atrial fibrillation after atrioventricular junction ablation and dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in patients with paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmias

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-354

  Gianfranchi, Lorella ^a   Brignole, Michele ^a   Menozzi, Carlo ^a   Lolli, Gino ^a   Bottoni, Nicola ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032006811     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00919-3     Document Type: Article

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