Does linear ablation and defragmentation really improve the success rate of persistent AF? Follow-up results and electrophysiological findings from 169 consecutive patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 452-457

  Lin, Yazhou ^a   Ju, Weizhu ^a   Yang, Bing ^a   Chen, Hongwu ^a   Zhang, Fengxiang ^a   Li, Mingfang ^a   Yu, Jinbo ^a   Cao, Kejiang ^a   Chen, Minglong ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial tachycardia; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; CORONARY SINUS; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883784086     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.129     Document Type: Article

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