Atrial septal defect closure is associated with a reduced prevalence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in the short to medium term: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 1789-1797

  Vecht, Joshua A ^a   Saso, Srdjan ^a   Rao, Christopher ^a   Dimopoulos, Konstantinos ^b   Grapsa, Julia ^a   Terracciano, Cesare M ^c   Peters, Nicholas S ^a   Nihoyannopoulos, Petros ^d   Holmes, Elaine ^e   Gatzoulis, Michael A ^b   Athanasiou, Thanos ^d  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349242881     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.204933     Document Type: Review

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