Atrial fibrillation after typical atrial flutter ablation: A long-term follow-up

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-115

  Bandini, Alberto ^a   Golia, Paolo ^a   Caroli, Elena ^b   Biancoli, Stefano ^a   Galvani, Marcello ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Boston Scientific   (Italy)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953664306     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283403301     Document Type: Article

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