Early recurrence of atrial fibrillation as a predictor for 1-year efficacy after successful phased RF pulmonary vein isolation: Evaluation of complaints and multiple Holter recordings

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-60

  Mulder, Anton A W ^a   Wijffels, Maurits C E F ^a   Wever, Eric F D ^a   Boersma, Lucas V A ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Early relapse; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DIAMETER; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; ABLATION CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876119061     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.07.079     Document Type: Article

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