Impact of body mass index on atrial fibrillation recurrence: A meta-analysis of observational studies

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 748-756

  Guijian, Liu ^a   Jinchuan, Yan ^a   Rongzeng, Du ^a   Jun, Qian ^a   Jun, Wu ^a   Wenqing, Zhu ^b  

^a AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; body mass index; catheter ablation; obesity; overweight; recurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878561168     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12106     Document Type: Article

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