Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: Is the persistence of all intraprocedural targets necessary for long-term maintenance of sinus rhythm?

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-143

  Pratola, Claudio ^a   Baldo, Elisa ^a   Notarstefano, Pasquale ^a   Toselli, Tiziano ^a   Ferrari, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049161741     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.678789     Document Type: Article

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