What is the real atrial fibrillation burden after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation? A prospective rhythm analysis in pacemaker patients with continuous atrial monitoring

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1037-1042

  Steven, Daniel ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Lutomsky, Boris ^a   Klemm, Hanno ^a   Servatius, Helge ^a   Drewitz, Imke ^a   Friedrichs, Kai ^a   Ventura, Rodolfo ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial Holter recording; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 45349103162     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn024     Document Type: Article

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