Effect of left atrial ablation on the quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 582-587

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Kuwahara, Taishi ^a   Takahashi, Atsushi ^a   Kobori, Atsushi ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Nozato, Toshihiro ^a   Hikita, Hiroyuki ^a   Sato, Akira ^a   Aonuma, Kazutaka ^b   Hirao, Kenzo ^c   Isobe, Mitsuaki ^c  

^a YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PULMONARY VEIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43549126622     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.582     Document Type: Article

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