Incidence of pulmonary vein conduction recovery in patients without clinical recurrence after ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Mechanistic implications

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 969-976

  Jiang, Ru Hong ^a   Po, Sunny S ^b   Tung, Roderick ^c   Liu, Qiang ^a   Sheng, Xia ^a   Zhang, Zu Wen ^a   Sun, Ya Xun ^a   Yu, Lu ^a   Zhang, Pei ^a   Fu, Guo Sheng ^a   Jiang, Chen Yang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Conduction recovery; Pulmonary vein; Reconnection; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN CONDUCTION RECOVERY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE DURATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY;

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84901414116     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.03.015     Document Type: Article

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