Pulmonary vein isolation using a pace-capture-guided versus an adenosine-guided approach effect on dormant conduction and long-term freedom from recurrent atrial fibrillation-a prospective study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1103-1108

  Andrade, Jason G ^a,b   Pollak, Scott J ^c   Monir, George ^c   Khairy, Paul ^a   Dubuc, Marc ^a   Roy, Denis ^a   Talajic, Mario ^a   Deyell, Marc ^a,b   Rivard, Léna ^a   Thibault, Bernard ^a   Guerra, Peter G ^a   Nattel, Stanley ^a   Macle, Laurent ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADENOSINE GUIDED ABLATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACE CAPTURE ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892167484     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000454     Document Type: Article

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