Efficiency of radiofrequency ablation for surgical treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation in rheumatic valvular disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 497-502

  Wang, Xu ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Song, Yunhu ^a   Hu, Shengshou ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Rheumatic heart valve disease

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART VALVE DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903278254     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.153     Document Type: Article

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