Arrhythmia detection after atrial fibrillation ablation: Value of incremental monitoring time

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-169

  Mulder, Anton A W ^a   Wijffels, Maurits C E F ^a   Wever, Eric F D ^a   Kelder, Johannes C ^a   Boersma, Lucas V A ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; Holter; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856696364     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03202.x     Document Type: Article

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