Pulmonary Veins Isolation to Treat Patients with Refractory Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical Results after a Single Procedure;Isolamento das Veias Pulmonares para Tratamento da Fibrilaçao Atrial Paroxísitica. Resultados Clínicos após um Único Procedimento

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a   Sartini, Raul ^a   Tondato, Fernando ^a   D'Ávila, André ^a   Hachul, Denise ^a   Darrieux, Francisco ^a   Lara, Sissy ^a   Sosa, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; GADOLINIUM; HEPARIN; MEGLUMINE IOXAGLATE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 1642405110     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2004000200007     Document Type: Article

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