Recurrent atrial tachycardia and atrial fribrillation after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation: What's the difference?

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1773-1778

  Liu, Xing Peng ^a   Long, De Yong ^a   Dong, Jian Zeng ^a   Liu, Xiao Qing ^a   Fang, Dong Ping ^a   Hao, Peng ^a   Ma, Chang Sheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

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

EID: 27844495575     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: 03666999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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