Clinical significance of early recurrences of atrial tachycardia after atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1331-1337

  Choi, Jong Il ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^b   Park, Jae Seok ^a   Kwak, Jae Jin ^a   Nagamoto, Yasutsugu ^a   Lim, Hong Euy ^a   Park, Sang Weon ^a   Hwang, Chun ^c   Kim, Young Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial tachycardia; catheter ablation; early recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650083046     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01831.x     Document Type: Article

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