Atrial function after epicardial microwave ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 192-201

  Ahlsson, Anders ^a   Linde, Peter ^a   Rask, Peter ^a   Englund, Anders ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CLOPIDOGREL; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849107286     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430701882418     Document Type: Article

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