Sleep apnea does not predict atrial flutter recurrence after atrial flutter ablation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Van Oosten, Erik M ^a   Furqan, Muhammed Ali ^a   Redfearn, Damian P ^a   Simpson, Christopher S ^a   Fitzpatrick, Michael ^a   Michael, Kevin A ^a   Hopman, Wilma M ^a   Baranchuk, Adrian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Atrial flutter ablation; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT (18-64); AGED (<65); ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY (<50); MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84860540315     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9644-3     Document Type: Article

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