Selective complex fractionated atrial electrograms targeting for atrial fibrillation study (SELECT AF): A multicenter, randomized trial

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-62

  Verma, Atul ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^b,c   Champagne, Jean ^d   Macle, Laurent ^e   Nair, Girish M ^f   Calkins, Hugh ^g   Wilber, David J ^h  

^a SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Fractionated electrograms; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SAMPLE SIZE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ABLATION; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FRACTIONATED ELECTROGRAMS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ABLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FRACTIONATED ELECTROGRAMS; RANDOMIZED TRIAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CANADA; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898900397     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000890     Document Type: Article

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