Effect of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation on Left Atrial Cavity Size

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1220-1222

  Tops, Laurens F ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a   Jongbloed, Monique R M ^a   van der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART VOLUME; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIAC VOLUME; CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33645730221     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.043     Document Type: Article

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