Impact of first line radiofrequency ablation in patients with lone atrial flutter on the long term risk of subsequent atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-98

  Da Costa, A ^a,b   Romeyer Bouchard, C ^a   Zarqane Sliman, N ^a   Messier, M ^a   Samuel, B ^a   Kihel, A ^a   Faure, E ^a   Isaaz, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 10844276494     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.033308     Document Type: Article

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