Ablation of atrial fibrillation in Brugada syndrome patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to prevent inappropriate shocks resulting from rapid atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 5273-5276

  Sairaku, Akinori ^a,b   Yoshida, Yukihiko ^a   Nakano, Yukiko ^b   Kihara, Yasuki ^b  

^a NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Brugada syndrome; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate shock; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ABLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84887133526     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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