Post-shock sinus node recovery time is an independent predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation of longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1937-1942

  Park, Junbeom ^a   Shim, Jaemin ^a   Uhm, Jae Sun ^a   Joung, Boyoung ^a   Lee, Moon Hyoung ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Left atrium remodeling; Post shock sinus recovery time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER TIP TRANSDUCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST SHOCK SINUS NODE RECOVERY TIME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS NODE RECOVERY TIME; SINUS RHYTHM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; LEFT ATRIUM REMODELING; POST-SHOCK SINUS RECOVERY TIME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; SINOATRIAL NODE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885637431     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.095     Document Type: Article

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