Clinical value of noninducibility by high-dose isoproterenol versus rapid atrial pacing after catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-20

  Crawford, Thomas ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Yoshida, Kentaro ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Ebinger, Matthew ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial pacing; Catheter ablation; Isoproterenol; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ISOPRENALINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART PACING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72949106690     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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