Atrial fibrillation ablation induces reverse remodelling and impacts cardiac function

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-29

  Santarpino, G ^a   Rubino, A S ^a   Onorati, F ^a   Curcio, A ^a   Torella, D ^a   Tucci, L ^b   Indolfi, C ^a   Renzulli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation techniques; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Heart atria; Heart ventricles

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; DOBUTAMINE; ENOXIMONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79954471256     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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