Improved outcome following restoration of sinus rhythm prior to catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: A comparative multicenter study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1025-1030

  Rivard, Léna ^a,d   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^b   Cauchemez, Bruno ^c   Forclaz, Andrei ^a   Jadidi, Amir S ^a   Linton, Nick ^a   Nault, Isabelle ^a   Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Liu, Xingpeng ^a   Xhaet, Olivier ^a   Shah, Ashok ^a   Sacher, Frédéric ^a   Derval, Nicolas ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Khairy, Paul ^d   Macle, Laurent ^d   Nattel, Stanley ^d   Willems, Stephan ^b   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c Ambroise Pare Clinic   (France)

^d MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862895869     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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