Atrio-pulmonary vein conduction delay during pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation is related to vein anatomy, age, and focal activity

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Off, Morten K ^a   Solheim, Eivind ^a   Hoff, Per I ^a   Schuster, Peter ^a   Ohm, Ole Jørgen ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atrial conduction; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60849101345     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02284.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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