Curative ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-8

  Gjesdal, Knut ^a,f   Vist, Gunn E ^b   Bugge, Einar ^c   Rossvoll, Ole ^d   Johansen, Marit ^b   Norderhaug, Inger ^b   Ohm, Ole J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Curative ablation; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 41549104131     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430701798838     Document Type: Article

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