The impact of age on the electroanatomical characteristics and outcome of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 966-972

  Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b,c   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Udyavar, Ameya R ^a   Chang, Chien Jong ^a   Tsai, Wen Chin ^a   Tang, Wei Hua ^a   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a   Huang, Shih Yu ^a   Lee, Pi Change ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MUNICIPAL GAN DAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

age; atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation; radiofrequency ablation; voltage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956325433     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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