Very long-term outcome after initially successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 771-776

  Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a   Palekar, Rachel ^a   Sichrovsky, Tina ^a   Arshad, Aysha ^a   Preminger, Mark ^a   Musat, Dan ^a   Shaw, Richard E ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^a  

^a Valley Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Freedom from recurrence; Pulmonary vein isolation; Risk factors for recurrence; Very late recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898993207     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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