Frontier of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-107

  Iesaka, Yoshito ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; CFAE guided ablation; Complex fractionated atrial electrogram (CFAE); Linear ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ELECTRICAL AND ANATOMICAL MAPPING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; PULMONARY VEINS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052023115     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2011.06.008     Document Type: Review

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