Predicting favourable outcomes in the setting of radiofrequency catheter ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: A pilot study assessing the value of left atrial appendage peak flow velocity

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-43

  Combes, Stéphane ^a   Jacob, Sophie ^b   Combes, Nicolas ^a   Karam, Nicole ^c   Chaumeil, Arnaud ^a   Guy Moyat, Benoit ^a   Treguer, Frédéric ^a   Deplagne, Antoine ^a   Boveda, Serge ^a   Marijon, Eloi ^a,c   Albenque, Jean Paul ^a  

^a CLINIQUE PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Echocardiography; Left atrial appendage peak flow velocity; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE PEAK FLOW VELOCITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873407099     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: 18752128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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