The Medical ANtiarrhythmic Treatment or Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (MANTRA-PAF) Trial: Clinical rationale, study design, and implementation

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 917-923

  Jons, Christian ^a   Hansen, Peter Steen ^b   Johannessen, Arne ^a   Hindricks, Gerhard ^c   Raatikainen, Pekka ^d   Kongstad, Ole ^e   Walfridsson, Hkan ^f   Pehrson, Steen ^g   Almroth, Henrik ^h   Hartikainen, Juha ⁱ   Petersen, Anders Kirstein ^b   Mortensen, Leif Spange ^j   Nielsen, Jens Cosedis ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d Oulo University Hospital   (Finland)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^h ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j UNI C   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Anti arrhythmic drugs; Atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency ablation; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; GERMANY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650866688     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup122     Document Type: Article

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