Predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation: A systematic review

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1208-1216

  Balk, Ethan M ^a   Garlitski, Ann C ^a   Alsheikh Ali, Alawi A ^a   Terasawa, Teruhiko ^a   Chung, Mei ^a   Ip, Stanley ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Gender; Left atrium; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NONPAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERMANENT HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERSISTENT HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956128906     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01798.x     Document Type: Review

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