Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: AF termination is the end point

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-342

  Shah, Ashok J ^a   Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Jadidi, Amir S ^a   Liu, Xingpeng ^a   Scherr, Daniel ^a   Pascale, Patrizio ^a   Roten, Laurent ^a   Komatsu, Yuki ^a   Wilton, Stephen B ^a   Pedersen, Michala E ^a   Knecht, Sebastien ^a   Derval, Nicolas ^a   Sacher, Frederic ^a   Hocini, Meleze ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a   Jais, Pierre ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation termination; Catheter ablation; End point; Persistent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; BIATRIAL DEFRAGMENTATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LINEAR ABLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84865563270     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: 18779190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2012.05.005     Document Type: Review

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