Predictive value of early recurrence and delayed cure after catheter ablation for patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1125-1129

  Li, Xu Ping ^a   Dong, Jian Zeng ^a   Liu, Xing Peng ^a   Long, De Yong ^a   Yu, Rong Hui ^a   Tian, Yin ^a   Tang, Ri Bo ^a   Zheng, Bin ^a   Hu, Fu Li ^a   Shi, Li Sheng ^a   He, Hua ^a   Ma, Chang Sheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY DELAY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46849095636     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.1125     Document Type: Article

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