A randomized comparison of pulmonary vein isolation with versus without concomitant renal artery denervation in patients with refractory symptomatic atrial fibrillation and resistant hypertension

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1129-1130

  Scherlag, Michael A ^a   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^b  

^a Oklahoma Heart Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENERVATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RENAL ARTERY DENERVATION; SENSORY NERVE;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; RENAL ARTERY; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 84883758601     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.068     Document Type: Letter

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