Incidence of atrial fibrillation post-cavotricuspid isthmus ablation in patients with typical atrial flutter: Left-atrial size as an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 799-802

  Ellis, Keith ^a   Wazni, Oussama ^a   Marrouche, Nassir ^a   Martin, David ^a   Gillinov, Marc ^a   McCarthy, Patrick ^a   Saad, Eduardo B ^a   Bhargava, Mandeep ^a   Schweikert, Robert ^a   Saliba, Walid ^a   Bash, Dianna ^a   Rossillo, Antonio ^a   Erciyes, Demet ^a   Tchou, Patrick ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Electrophysiology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Left atrium and ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS RHYTHM; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 34447650230     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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