Symptoms versus objective rhythm monitoring in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Janse, Petter A ^a   van Belle, Yves L E ^a   Theuns, Dominic A M J ^a   Rivero Ayerza, Maximo ^a   Scholten, Marcoen F ^a   Jordaens, Luc J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Follow up; Transtelephonic ECG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SYMPTOM; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PULMONARY VEINS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 43849104101     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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