Acute pulmonary vein reconnection is a predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence following pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-232

  Anter, Elad ^a   Contreras Valdes, Fernando M ^a   Shvilkin, Alexei ^a   Tschabrunn, Cory M ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute reconnection; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ISOPRENALINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION THERAPY; ACUTE PULMONARY VEIN RECONNECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND CATHETER; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOSINE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84901283019     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9864-9     Document Type: Article

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