Early detection of pulmonary vein reconnection after isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A comparison of ATP-induction and reassessment at 30 minutes postisolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1382-1387

  Jiang, Chen Yang ^a   Jiang, Ru Hong ^a   Matsuo, Seiichiro ^b   Liu, Qiang ^a   Fan, You Qi ^a   Zhang, Zhu Wen ^a   Fu, Guo Sheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Adenosine; Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary veins; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 70450197366     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01564.x     Document Type: Article

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