Complex fractionated atrial electrogram or linear ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation-a prospective randomized study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 939-948

  Estner, Heidi L ^a   Hessling, Gabriele ^a   Biegler, Roman ^a   Schreieck, Juergen ^b   Fichtner, Stephanie ^a   Wu, Jinjin ^a   Jilek, Clemens ^a   Zrenner, Bernhard ^c   Ndrepepa, Gjin ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^d   Deisenhofer, Isabel ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Institut fuer Pathologie   (Germany)

^c Krankenhaus Landshut Achdorf   (Germany)

^d STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; CFAE; circumferential PV isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051673637     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03100.x     Document Type: Article

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