Atrial fibrillation after atrial flutter ablation: Is atrial fibrillation the primary arrhythmia?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1151-1152

  Badhwar, Nitish ^a   Scheinman, Melvin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549119646     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01238.x     Document Type: Note

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