Long-term follow-up after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Role of the acute procedure outcome and of the clinical presentation

Europace

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Della Bella, Paolo ^a   Riva, Stefania ^a   Fassini, Gaetano ^a   Casella, Michela ^a   Carbucicchio, Corrado ^a   Trevisi, Nicola ^a   Berti, Marco ^a   Giraldi, Francesco ^a   Maccabelli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844330654     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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