Does left atrial volume and pulmonary venous anatomy predict the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1005-1010

  Hof, Irene ^a   Chilukuri, Karuna ^b   Arbab Zadeh, Armin ^b   Scherr, Daniel ^b,c   Dalal, Darshan ^b   Nazarian, Saman ^b   Henrikson, Charles ^b   Spragg, David ^b   Berger, Ronald ^b   Marine, Joseph ^b   Calkins, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Computed tomography; Left atrium; Pulmonary veins; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM VOLUME; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTOGRAPHY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249169998     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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