Incidence and significance of early recurrences of atrial fibrillation after cryoballoon ablation: Insights from the multicenter sustained treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (STOP AF) trial

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-75

  Andrade, Jason G ^a,b   Khairy, Paul ^a   Macle, Laurent ^a   Packer, Doug L ^c   Lehmann, John W ^d   Holcomb, Richard G ^e   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^f   Dubuc, Marc ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Medical Monitor Lehmann Consulting   (United States)

^e StatAnswers Consulting   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Cryoablation; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; EARLY RECURRENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DIAMETER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOBACCO USE; ABLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ARRHYTHMIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETER; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898843152     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000586     Document Type: Article

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