The different mechanisms between late and very late recurrences of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing a repeated catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Lee, Shih Huang ^b   Lin, Yung Kuo ^b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Chang, Shih Lin ^b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b   Wongchaoen, Wanwarang ^b   Lee, Kun Tai ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644762274     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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