Long-term outcomes (>2 years) of atrial fibrillation ablation using a multi-electrode ablation catheter in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-69

  Looi, Khang Li ^a   Gajendragadkar, Parag ^a   Taha, Tamer ^b   Elsik, Maros ^a   Scully, Elizabeth ^a   Heck, Patrick ^a   Fynn, Simon ^a   Virdee, Munmohan ^a   Begley, David ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein; Quality of life; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION CATHETER; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873732617     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9744-8     Document Type: Article

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