Long-term clinical efficacy and risk of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in octogenarians

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-152

  Bunch, T Jared ^a   Weiss, J Peter ^a   Crandall, Brian G ^a   May, Heidi T ^a   Bair, Tami L ^a   Osborn, Jeffrey S ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey L ^a   Lappe, Donald L ^a   Muhlestein, J Brent ^a   Nelson, Jennifer ^a   Day, John D ^a  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Aged; Atrial fibrillation; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROTAMINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75849161299     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02604.x     Document Type: Article

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