Relationship between arrhythmogenic pulmonary veins and the surrounding atrial substrate in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-410

  Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b,c   Chang, Shih Lin ^b,c   Lo, Li Wei ^b,c   Hu, Yu Feng ^b,c   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^b,c   Huang, Shih Yu ^b   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Nakano, Yukiko ^a   Kihara, Yasuki ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^c   Wu, Tsu Juey ^c,d   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b,c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial substrate; catheter ablation; complex fractionated atrial electrograms; dominant frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 79954615454     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01932.x     Document Type: Article

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