Evaluation of atrial fibrillation burden before catheter ablation predicts outcome after pulmonary vein isolation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 138-150

  Berkowitsch, Alexander ^a   Neumann, Thomas ^a   Kuniss, Malte ^a   Brandt, Roland ^a   Zaltberg, Sergej ^a   Pitschner, Heinz F ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation burden; Catheter ablation; Outcome; Prediction; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70349548602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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