Corticosteroid use during pulmonary vein isolation is associated with a higher prevalence of dormant pulmonary vein conduction

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1569-1575

  Andrade, Jason G ^a,b   Khairy, Paul ^a   Nattel, Stanley ^a   Vanella, Agustin ^a   Rivard, Léna ^a   Guerra, Peter G ^a   Dubuc, Marc ^a   Dyrda, Katia ^a   Thibault, Bernard ^a   Talajic, Mario ^a   Mondesert, Blandine ^a   Roy, Denis ^a   MacLe, Laurent ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Hydrocortisone; Inflammation; Pulmonaryvein; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIVITAMIN K; DABIGATRAN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENCE RISK; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABLATION; AF; AFL; AT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; GEE; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATION; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLAMMATION; INR; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERQUARTILE RANGE; INTRAVENOUS; IQR; IV; LA; LEFT ATRIUM; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PV; PVI; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION; RF; RFCA; STEROIDS;

ADENOSINE; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84884651028     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.07.037     Document Type: Article

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