Spatiotemporal organization of the left atrial substrate after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation of atrial fibrillation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-241

  Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Kao, Tsair ^b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Udyavar, Ameya R ^a,b   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Hu, Yu Feng ^c   Tso, Han Wen ^b   Tsai, Wen Chin ^a   Chang, Chien Jung ^a   Ueng, Kuo Chang ^d   Higa, Satoshi ^e   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrogram frequency analysis; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349443674     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.812024     Document Type: Article

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