Hybrid therapy with right atrial catheter ablation and previously ineffective antiarrhythmic drugs for the management of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-197

  Kocheril, Abraham G ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^b   Sharma, Arjun D ^c   Cher, Daniel ^d   Stubbs, Harrison A ^e   Block, Jon E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Regional Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^d Kyphon Inc   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Hybrid therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPAFENONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOTALOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944437465     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-0620-7     Document Type: Article

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