Characterization of conduction recovery across left atrial linear lesions in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1106-1111

  Rostock, Thomas ^a   O'Neill, Mark D ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a   Rotter, Martin ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Sacher, Fréderic ^a   Jönsson, Anders ^a   Hsu, Li Fern ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Conduction recurrence; Left atrial flutter; Linear ablation; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748750681     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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