Long-term incidence of atrial fibrillation and flutter after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in adults

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Giardini, Alessandro ^a   Donti, Andrea ^a   Sciarra, Francesca ^a   Bronzetti, Gabriele ^a   Mariucci, Elisabetta ^a   Picchio, Fernando M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial septal defect; Transcatheter closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149108884     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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