Atrial fibrillation ablation patients have long-term stroke rates similar to patients without atrial fibrillation regardless of CHADS2 score

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1272-1277

  Bunch, T Jared ^a   May, Heidi T ^a   Bair, Tami L ^a   Weiss, J Peter ^a   Crandall, Brian G ^a   Osborn, Jeffrey S ^a   Mallender, Charles ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey L ^a,b   Muhlestein, Brent J ^a,b   Lappe, Donald L ^a   Day, John D ^a  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Catheter ablation; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHADS2 SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

AF; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIUM; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CVA; ICD-9; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, NINTH REVISION; ODDS RATIO; OR; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84883250028     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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