Relative efficacy of catheter ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs in treating premature ventricular contractions: A single-center retrospective study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-193

  Zhong, Li ^a,b   Lee, Ying Hsiang ^b,c   Huang, Xin Miao ^b,d   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^b   Shen, Win Kuang ^b   Friedman, Paul A ^b   Hodge, David O ^b   Slusser, Joshua P ^b   Song, Zhi Yuan ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^b   Cha, Yong Mei ^b  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drug; Left ventricular dysfunction; Premature ventricular contraction; Premature ventricular contraction induced cardiomyopathy; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; MEXILETINE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AAD; ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG; CAD; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER; CCB; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DCM; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ICM; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR END-DIASTOLIC DIMENSION; LEFT VENTRICULAR END-SYSTOLIC DIMENSION; LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT; LEFT VENTRICULAR/VENTRICLE; LV; LVEDD; LVEF; LVESD; LVOT; NONSUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; NSVT; PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION; PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY; PVC; PVC-CMP; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION; RFA; RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT; RIGHT VENTRICULAR/VENTRICLE; RV; RVOT;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 84893040233     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.10.033     Document Type: Article

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