Changes in left atrial structure and function after catheter ablation and electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2051-2057

  Choi, Jong Il ^a   Seong, Mi Park ^a   Jae, Seok Park ^a   Soon, Jun Hong ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Do, Sun Lim ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Wan, Joo Shim ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrical cardioversion; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; PROPAFENONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56849129025     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0428     Document Type: Article

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