Long-term outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation: Impact and predictors of very late recurrence

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1071-1078

  Wokhlu, Anita ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   Monahan, Kristi H ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^a   Munger, Thomas M ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^a   Shen, Win Kuang ^a   Brady, Peter A ^a   Bluhm, Christine M ^a   Haroldson, Janis M ^a   Hammill, Stephen C ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; diabetes; late recurrence pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIDE AREA CIRCUMFERENTIAL ABLATION;

EID: 78049512811     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01786.x     Document Type: Article

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