Catheter ablation of extra-pulmonary vein foci improves the clinical outcome in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 458-459

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Zhao, Yonghui ^a   Zhang, Jiaying ^a   Wang, Xianqing ^a  

^a HENAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Foci; Isoproterenol; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900643501     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.292     Document Type: Article

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