The effect of different treatment strategies on left atrial size in patients with lone paroxysmal atrial fibrillation-a prospective cohort study

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-173

  Liu, Zengzhang ^a   Ling, Zhiyu ^a   Su, Li ^a   Wu, Jinjin ^a   Lan, Xianbin ^a   Chen, Yunqing ^a   Du, Huaan ^a   She, Qiang ^a   Yin, Yuehui ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Left atrial size; Losartan

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; CLOPIDOGREL; LOSARTAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LOSARTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56549128659     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9301-7     Document Type: Article

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