Impact of patent foramen ovale on left atrial linear lesions in the context of atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 846-850

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Shah, Ashok J ^a   Nault, Isabelle ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a,b   Jadidi, Amir S ^a   Forclaz, Andrei ^a   Liu, Xingpeng ^a   Linton, Nick ^a   Xhaët, Olivier ^a   Rivard, Lena ^a   Derval, Nicolas ^a   Sacher, Frédéric ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; linear ablation; patent foramen ovale; transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL ISTHMUS; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80051676866     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.02007.x     Document Type: Article

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