Episodes of atrial fibrillation and atrial vulnerability after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-206

  Oddsson, H ^a   Edvardsson, N ^b   Walfridsson, H ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial vulnerability and follow up; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0036556503     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0223     Document Type: Article

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