Cardiac resynchronization therapy after atrioventricular junction ablation for symptomatic atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1490-1497

  Stavrakis, Stavros ^a   Garabelli, Paul ^a   Reynolds, Dwight W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular junction ablation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ABLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY SINUS COMPLICATION; DEVICE INFECTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAD DISLODGEMENT; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; WALKING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866932221     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus193     Document Type: Article

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