Efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation in athletes with atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1386-1393

  Koopman, Pieter ^a   Nuyens, Dieter ^a   Garweg, Christophe ^a   La Gerche, Andre ^a   De Buck, Stijn ^a   Van Casteren, Lieve ^a   Alzand, Becker ^a   Willems, Rik ^a   Heidbuchel, Hein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Athletes; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Endurance sports; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDURANCE SPORT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY VEINS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053421097     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur142     Document Type: Article

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