Long-term outcome after ablative therapy of postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with congenital heart disease and characteristics of atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrences

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-154

  De Groot, Natasja M S ^a   Atary, Jael Z ^a   Blom, Nico A ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Catheter ablation; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL TIME; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT;

ADULT; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951897780     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.909838     Document Type: Article

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