Left atrial volume index as a predictor for occurrence of atrial fibrillation after ablation of typical atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-353

  Lee, Young Soo ^a   Hyun, Dae Woo ^b   Jung, Byung Chun ^c   Cho, Yong Keun ^d   Lee, Sang Hee ^e   Shin, Dong Gu ^e   Park, Hyoung Seob ^f   Han, Seong Wook ^f   Kim, Yoon Nyun ^f  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Andong Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Daegu Fatima Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^e Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^f Keimyumg University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC VOLUME; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 78049416583     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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