P wave signal-averaged electrocardiography predicts recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with wolff-parkinson-white syndrome who underwent successful catheter ablation: A prospective study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1003-1008

  Hiraki, Tatsuro ^a   Ikeda, Hisao ^a   Yoshida, Teruhisa ^a   Inage, Tomohito ^a   Ohe, Masatsugu ^a   Ohtsubo, Hitoshi ^a   Matsumoto, Manabu ^a   Hamada, Takashi ^a   Kubara, Ichiro ^a   Imaizumi, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Prospective study; Recurrence; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0036774984     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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