Morphological changes of the left atrial appendage after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-52

  Chang, Sheng Hsiung ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^c   Wu, Mei Han ^b   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Chang, Shih Lin ^b   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b   Lo, Li Wei ^b   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^b   Sheu, Ming Huei ^b   Chang, Cheng Yen ^b   Hou, Charles Jia Yin ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial appendage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 33845676729     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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