Which are the most reliable predictors of recurrence of atrial fibrillation after transcatheter ablation?: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1984-1989

  D'Ascenzo, F ^a,j   Corleto, A ^a   Biondi Zoccai, G ^b,j   Anselmino, M ^a   Ferraris, F ^a   Di Biase, L ^g   Natale, A ^g   Hunter, R J ^c   Schilling, R J ^c   Miyazaki, S ^e   Tada, H ^d   Aonuma, K ^h   Yenn Jiang, L ^f   Tao, H ⁱ   Ma, C ^d   Packer, D ⁱ   Hammill, S ^h   Gaita, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^j Metaanalysis and Evidence Based Medicine Training in Cardiology (METCARDIO)   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Meta analysis; Multivariate predictors; Recurrence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; META-ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE PREDICTORS; RECURRENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883276058     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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