What causes atrial fibrillation and why do we fail with ablation?: Insights from metabolic syndrome

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1302-1303

  Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a,b   Jiao, Zhen ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; metabolic syndrome; recurrence

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NOTE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84859125057     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.012     Document Type: Editorial

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