Impact of atrial fibrillation termination site and termination mode in catheter ablation on arrhythmia recurrence

Circulation Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-84

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Kusa, Shigeki ^a   Uchiyama, Takashi ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Hachiya, Hitoshi ^a   Hirao, Kenzo ^b,c   Iesaka, Yoshito ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Heart Rhythm Center   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Persistent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 84891141812     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0838     Document Type: Article

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