Left atrial linear lesions are required for successful treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2359-2366

  Knecht, Sébastien ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a   Lellouche, Nicolas ^a   O'Neill, Mark D ^a   Matsuo, Seiichiro ^a   Nault, Isabelle ^a   Chauhan, Vijay S ^a   Makati, Kevin J ^a   Bevilacqua, Michela ^a   Lim, Kang Teng ^a   Sacher, Frederic ^a   Deplagne, Antoine ^a   Derval, Nicolas ^a   Bordachar, Pierre ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial tachycardia; Linear lesions; Macro re entry; Mitral isthmus line; Roof line; Substrate ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53249142276     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn302     Document Type: Article

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