Trends in atrial fibrillation ablation: Have we maximized the current paradigms?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-123

  Winkle, Roger A ^a,b   Mead, R Hardwin ^a,b   Engel, Gregory ^a,b   Kong, Melissa H ^a,b   Patrawala, Rob A ^a,b  

^a Silicon Valley Cardiology   (United States)

^b SEQUOIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHADS2 SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREND STUDY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALIFORNIA; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864692195     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9662-1     Document Type: Article

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