Incidence and predictive factors of atrial fibrillation after ablation of typical atrial flutter

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Laurent, Valérie ^a,b   Fauchier, Laurent ^a,b   Pierre, Bertrand ^a,b   Grimard, Caroline ^a,b   Babuty, Dominique ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59749090422     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9323-1     Document Type: Article

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