Long-term symptomatic benefit after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial flutter despite a high incidence of post-procedural atrial fibrillation

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-82

  Anné, Wim ^a   Willems, Rik ^a   Adriaenssens, Bert ^a   Adams, Jozef ^a   Ector, Hugo ^a   Heidbüchel, Hein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Subjective improvement

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32144460501     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.61.1.2005143     Document Type: Article

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