Ganglionated plexus ablation vs linear ablation in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation for persistent/long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: A randomized comparison

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1280-1286

  Pokushalov, Evgeny ^a   Romanov, Alexandr ^a   Katritsis, Demosthenes G ^b   Artyomenko, Sergey ^a   Shirokova, Natalya ^a   Karaskov, Alexandr ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^c   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^c  

^a MESHALKIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^b Athens Euroclinic ^*  (Greece)

^c Valley Health System and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Ganglionated plexus

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLIONATED PLEXUS ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR LESION ABLATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

ABLATION; AF; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CFAE; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; ECG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GANGLIONATED PLEXUS; GP; HFS; HIGH-FREQUENCY STIMULATION; IMD; IMPLANTED MONITORING DEVICE; LA; LEFT ATRIAL/ATRIUM; LINEAR LESION; LL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PV; PVI; RADIOFREQUENCY; RF; SINUS RHYTHM; SR;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883218410     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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