Left superior vena cava isolation in patients undergoing pulmonary vein antrum isolation: Impact on atrial fibrillation recurrence

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1019-1023

  Elayi, Claude S ^a   Fahmy, Tamer S ^a   Wazni, Oussama M ^a   Patel, Dimpi ^a   Saliba, Walid ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal venous return; Atrial fibrillation; Computerized tomography; Persistent left superior vena cava; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33747868120     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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