Reversal of left ventricular dysfunction following ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-14

  Gentlesk, Philip J ^a   Sauer, William H ^a   Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^a   Lin, David ^a   Dixit, Sanjay ^a   Pa C, Erica Zado ^a   Callans, David ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Electrophysiology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiomyopathy; Catheter ablation; Congestive; Myocardial diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33845605943     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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