Long-term improvement in left ventricular strain after successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-257

  Tops, Laurens F ^a   Den Uijl, Dennis W ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a   Holman, Eduard ^a   Van Der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Left ventricular function; Strain echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINOATRIAL NODE; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70349446745     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.838748     Document Type: Article

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