Prevalence, predictors, and prognosis of atrial fibrillation early after pulmonary vein isolation: Findings from 3 months of continuous automatic ecg loop recordings

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1089-1094

  Joshi, Sandeep ^a   Choi, Andrew D ^a   Kamath, Ganesh S ^a   Raiszadeh, Farbod ^a   Marrero, Daniel ^a   Badheka, Apurva ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^a,b   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Event monitoring; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350504285     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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