Additional ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation a meta-analysis

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Li, Wei Ju ^a   Bai, Yong Yi ^a,b   Zhang, Hong Yin ^c   Tang, Ri Bo ^c   Miao, Cheng Long ^c   Sang, Cai Hua ^c   Yin, Xian Dong ^c   Dong, Jian Zeng ^c   Ma, Chang Sheng ^c  

^a Ministry of Education Beijing   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Complex fractionated atrial electrograms; Meta analysis; Pulmonary vein antrum isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958782582     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.110.958405     Document Type: Article

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