Importance of sinus rhythm as endpoint of persistent atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 388-395

  Ammar, Sonia ^a   Hessling, Gabriele ^a   Reents, Tilko ^a   Paulik, Maria ^a   Fichtner, Stephanie ^a   Schön, Patrick ^a   Dillier, Roger ^a   Kathan, Susanne ^a   Jilek, Clemens ^a   Kolb, Christof ^a   Haller, Bernhard ^a   Deisenhofer, Isabel ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

acute termination; atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; complex fractionated atrial electrograms; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875865648     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12045     Document Type: Article

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