Risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1779-1784

  Tomson, Todd T ^a   Kapa, Suraj ^a   Bala, Rupa ^a   Riley, Michael P ^a   Lin, David ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^a   Deo, Rajat ^a   Dixit, Sanjay ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Stroke; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867855102     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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