Pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after direct suture closure of congenital atrial septal defect

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1989-1992

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   McElderry, Hugh T ^a   Muto, Masahiro ^b   Murakami, Yoshimasa ^b   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Aichi Prefectural Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial septal defect; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 37149014267     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1989     Document Type: Article

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