Ablation of perimitral flutter following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Impact on outcomes from a randomized study (PROPOSE)

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-144

  Bai, Rong ^a,b   Biase, Luigi Di ^a,c,k   Mohanty, Prasant ^a   Russo, Antonio Dello ^d   Casella, Michela ^d   Pelargonio, Gemma ^e   Themistoclakis, Sakis ^f   Mohanty, Sanghamitra ^a   Elayi, Claude S ^g,l   Sanchez, Javier ^a   Burkhardt, J David ^a   Horton, Rodney ^a   Gallinghouse, G Joseph ^a   Bailey, Shane M ^a   Bonso, Aldo ^f   Beheiry, Salwa ^a   Hongo, Richard H ^a   Raviele, Antonio ^f   Tondo, Claudio ^d   Natale, Andrea ^a,h,i,j  

^a TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f Venice Mestre Hospital   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^k The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^l CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; perimitral; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857030700     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02182.x     Document Type: Article

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