Benefits and risks of additional ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms for patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-43

  Wu, Shao Hui ^a   Jiang, Wei Feng ^a   Gu, Jun ^a   Zhao, Liang ^a   Wang, Yuan Long ^a   Liu, Yu Gang ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Gu, Jia Ning ^a   Xu, Kai ^a   Liu, Xu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complex fractionated atrial electrograms; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AADS; AF; ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATS; CATHETER ABLATION; CFAE; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAMS; DF; DOMINANT FREQUENCY; LA; LEFT ATRIA; META-ANALYSIS; ORGANIZED ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIAS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PVI; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RCT; RF;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886747907     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.083     Document Type: Article

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