Initial independent outcomes from focal impulse and rotor modulation ablation for atrial fibrillation: Multicenter FIRM registry

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 921-929

  Miller, John M ^a   Kowal, Robert C ^b   Swarup, Vijay ^c   Daubert, James P ^d   Daoud, Emile G ^e   Day, John D ^f   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^g   Hummel, John D ^f   Baykaner, Tina ^h   Krummen, David E ^h   Narayan, Sanjiv M ^h   Reddy, Vivek Y ⁱ   Shivkumar, Kalyanam ^j   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^k,l   Wheelan, Kevin R ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Intermountain Heart Institute   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k Valley Health System   (United States)

^l NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOCAL IMPULSE AND ROTOR MAPPING; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908127643     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12474     Document Type: Article

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