Impact of the origin of sinus node artery on recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1624-1629

  Zhang, Zhi Jun ^a   Chen, Ke ^a   Tang, Ri Bo ^a   Sang, Cai Hua ^a   Lao, Edmundo Patricio Lopes ^a   Yan, Qian ^a   He, Xiao Nan ^a   Du, Xin ^a   Long, De Yong ^a   Yu, Rong Hui ^a   Dong, Jian Zeng ^a   Ma, Chang Sheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Coronary angiography; Recurrence; Sinus node artery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS NODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84876922361     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20123413     Document Type: Article

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