Left Atrial Function After Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 395-398

  Rodrigues, Ana Clara Tude ^a   Scannavacca, Mauricio I ^a   Caldas, Márcia Azevedo ^a   Hotta, Viviane Tiemi ^a   Pisani, Cristiano ^a   Sosa, Eduardo A ^a   Mathias Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

EID: 58949105024     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.094     Document Type: Article

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