Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation how to modify the substrate?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 196-206

  Kottkamp, Hans ^a   Bender, Roderich ^a   Berg, Jan ^a  

^a Hirslanden Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrosis; Fibrotic atrial cardiomyopathy; Focal impulse and rotor modulation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROANATOMIC VOLTAGE MAPPING; ELECTROGRAPHY; FIBROTIC ATRIAL CARDIOMYOPATHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 84922670820     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.034     Document Type: Review

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