Recurrence of symptomatic atrial fibrillation after successful catheter ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathways: A multivariate regression analysis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 886-890

  Wang, Lexin ^a,b   Yang, H ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular accessory pathway; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEX; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIO WAVES; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33644648976     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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