Left ventricular diastolic function and right atrial size are important rhythm outcome predictors after intraoperative ablation for atrial fibrillation

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 961-968

  Houltz, Birgitta ^a   Johansson, Birgitta ^a   Berglin, Eva ^a   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Edvardsson, Nils ^a   Wandt, Birger ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; echocardiography; epicardial ablation; prediction; sinus rhythm; ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CRYOABLATION; DIASTOLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77956895737     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01167.x     Document Type: Article

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