Long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: The metastatic cancer of electrophysiology

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1930-1932

  Burkhardt, J David ^a   Di Biase, Luigi ^a,b,c   Natale, Andrea ^a,c  

^a TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; long standing persistent atrial fibrillation; long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LONG STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84868207328     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.05.058     Document Type: Editorial

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