Quality of life differences in patients with typical atrial flutter following cavotricuspid isthmus ablation;Diferencias en la calidad de vida en pacientes con flutter auricular típico sometidos a ablación del istmo cavotricuspídeo

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 401-408

  García Seara, Javier ^a   Gude, Francisco ^a,b   Cabanas, Pilar ^a   Martínez Sande, José Luis ^a   Fernández López, Xesús ^a   Elices, Juliana ^a   Brugada Terradellas, Josep ^c   González Juanatey, José Ramón ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^b Santiago University Clinical Hospital   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Health related quality of life; Typical flutter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 79955595411     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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