Efficacy of cardiac autonomic denervation for atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 592-600

  Zhang, Yujiao ^a   Wang, Zhongsu ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Wang, Weijie ^a   Wang, Jiangrong ^a   Gao, Mei ^a   Hou, Yinglong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac autonomic denervation; Meta analysis; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM ABLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DYSPNEA; GANGLIONATED PLEXUS ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DENERVATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; STENOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862785217     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02270.x     Document Type: Article

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