Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation on Left Atrial Size, Volumes and Function in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1317-1326

  Jeevanantham, Vinodh ^a   Ntim, William ^a   Navaneethan, Sankar D ^b   Shah, Sidharth ^a   Johnson, Alex C ^a   Hall, Burr ^c   Shah, Abrar ^c   Hundley, W Gregory ^a   Daubert, James P ^d   Fitzgerald, David ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIAC VOLUME; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 77950856284     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.046     Document Type: Review

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