Incidence of pulmonary vein stenosis 2 years after radiofrequency catheter ablation of refractory atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 963-969

  Arentz, Thomas ^a   Jander, Nikolaus ^a   Von Rosenthal, Jörg ^a   Blum, Thomas ^a   Fürmaier, Rudolf ^b   Görnandt, Lothar ^a   Neumann, Franz Josef ^a   Kalusche, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037991427     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(03)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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