Pulmonary vein antral isolation and nonpulmonary vein trigger ablation without additional substrate modification for treating longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 806-813

  Lin, David ^a   Frankel, David S ^a   Zado, Erica S ^a   Gerstenfeld, Edward ^a   Dixit, Sanjay ^a   Callans, David J ^a   Riley, Michael ^a   Hutchinson, Mathew ^a   Garcia, Fermin ^a   Bala, Rupa ^a   Verdino, Ralph ^a   Cooper, Joshua ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antiarrhythmic drug; atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; persistent atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866074818     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02307.x     Document Type: Article

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