Different patterns of atrial remodeling after catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-393

  Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tsai, Wen Chin ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chun ^a,b   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a   Huang, Shih Yu ^a   Tung, Nguyen Huu ^a,b   Higa, Satoshi ^c   Tai, Ching Tai ^a,b   Ueng, Kwo Chang ^d   Li, Cheng Hung ^a   Chao, Tze Fan ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^b,e   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; computed tomography; mapping; remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79954572248     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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