Evaluation of the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary venous ablation

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 87-94

  Nakashima, Hideko ^a   Kumagai, Koichiro ^a   Noguchi, Hiroo ^a   Tojo, Hideaki ^a   Yasuda, Tomoo ^a   Saku, Keijiro ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation catheter (pulmonary vein); Atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; APRINDINE; BEPRIDIL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIBENZOLINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; PILSICAINIDE; PIRMENOL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036725280     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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