A meta-analysis of the comparative efficacy of ablation for atrial fibrillation with and without ablation of the ganglionated plexi

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1687-1694

  Zhou, Qina ^a   Hou, Yuemei ^a   Yang, Shanglei ^a  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; ganglionated plexi; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLIONATED PLEXUS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAZE PROCEDURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83555163786     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03220.x     Document Type: Article

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