Long-term outcome of ablative therapy of post-operative atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with tetralogy of Fallot: A European multi-centre study

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 522-527

  De Groot, Natasja M S ^a   Lukac, Peter ^b   Schalij, Martin J ^c   Makowski, Karol ^d   Szili Torok, Tamas ^a   Jordaens, Luc ^a   Nielsen, Jens Cosedis ^b   Jensen, Henrik Kjaerulf ^b   Gerdes, Jens Christian ^b   Delacretaz, Etienne ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ablative therapy; Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Mapping; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRAATRIAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; ISTHMUS DEPENDENT ATRIAL FLUTTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 84859389374     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur313     Document Type: Article

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