Atrial Tachycardia After Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Mechanistic Insights, Results of Catheter Ablation, and Risk Factors for Recurrence

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1781-1787

  Chae, Sanders ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Dey, Sujoya ^a   Wimmer, Alan ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Wells, Darryl ^a   Sarrazin, Jean Francois ^a   Chalfoun, Nagib ^a   Kuhne, Michael ^a   Fortino, Jackie ^a   Huether, Elizabeth ^a   Lemerand, Tammy ^a   Pelosi, Frank ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENCE RISK; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348948900     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.044     Document Type: Article

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