Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and risk of asymptomatic cerebral embolism

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 389-397

  Merchant, Faisal M ^a   Delurgio, David B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; electrophysiology clinical

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ASYMPTOMATIC CEREBRAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CATHETER ABLATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ABLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY - CLINICAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84895509879     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12336     Document Type: Review

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