Approach to the catheter ablation technique of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 729-738

  Parkash, Ratika ^a   Tang, Anthony S L ^b   Sapp, John L ^a   Wells, George ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; meta analysis; pulmonary vein isolation; randomized controlled trials; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ELECTROGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; EMBASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERSISTENT HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960712135     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02010.x     Document Type: Article

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