A prospective and randomized comparison of limited versus extensive atrial substrate modification after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation in nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 803-812

  Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Chong, Eric ^a,b   Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Chung, Fa Po ^a   Liao, Jonan ^a   Li, Cheng Hung ^d   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Kao, Tsair ^c   Chen, Yun Yu ^a   Huang, Jin Long ^b,d   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial substrate; catheter ablation; complex fractionated atrial electrograms; electrogram; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TAIWAN; TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905908389     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12407     Document Type: Article

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