The difference of predictors for recurrence after catheter ablation of non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation according to follow-up period

International Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 312-318

  Kim, Mi Na ^a   Lee, Jae Joong ^a   Kim, Su A ^a   Kim, Yong Hyun ^b   Choi, Jong Il ^a   Park, Seong Mi ^a   Park, Sang Weon ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Shim, Wan Joo ^a  

^a College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation recurrence; Echocardiographic predictors; Left atrial function; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904110463     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.13-370     Document Type: Article

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