Catheter ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: A lesson from circumferential pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1085-1093

  Tilz, Roland Richard ^a   Chun, K R Julian ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Fuernkranz, Alexander ^a   Wissner, Erik ^a   Koester, Ilka ^a   Baensch, Dietmar ^a   Boczor, Sigrid ^a   Koektuerk, Buelent ^a   Metzner, Andreas ^a   Zerm, Thomas ^a   Ernst, Sabine ^a   Antz, Matthias ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial tachycardia; catheter ablation; complex fractionated atrial electrograms; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649271427     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01799.x     Document Type: Article

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