The impact of hypertension on the electromechanical properties and outcome of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 913-920

  Wang, Tao ^a   Xia, Yun Long ^a   Zhang, Shu Long ^a   Gao, Lian Jun ^a   Xie, Ze Zhou ^a   Yang, Yan Zong ^a   Zhao, Jie ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation (AF); Hypertension; Patheter ablation; Pulmonary vein (PV); Radiofrequency (RF) current; Voltage

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROANATOMICAL PROPERTY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEFT ATRIAL ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 84905912833     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.31     Document Type: Article

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