Incidence of atrial fibrillation and prevalence of intermittent pre-excitation in asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White patients: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-77

  Obeyesekere, Manoj N ^a   Leong Sit, Peter ^a   Massel, David ^a   Manlucu, Jaimie ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Klein, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Meta analysis; Pre excitation; Wolff Parkinson White

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 84865624510     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.078     Document Type: Article

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