Randomized comparison between pulmonary vein antral isolation versus complex fractionated electrogram ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 973-981

  Chen, Minglong ^a   Yang, Bing ^a   Chen, Hongwu ^a   Ju, Weizhu ^a   Zhang, Fengxiang ^a   Tse, Hung Fat ^b,c   Cao, Kejiang ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; complex fractionated electrograms; pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ELECTROGRAM CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERFORATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052837251     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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