Pericardial fat volume is associated with clinical recurrence after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation, but not paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: An analysis of over 600-patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 841-846

  Kim, Tae Hoon ^a   Park, Junbeom ^a   Park, Jin Kyu ^a   Uhm, Jae Sun ^a   Joung, Boyoung ^a   Lee, Moon Hyoung ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pericardial fat; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRENDS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84908203954     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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