Primary Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Distinct Arrhythmia Subentity of an Ablation Population

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1289-1294

  Konrad, Torsten ^a   Theis, Cathrin ^a   Mollnau, Hanke ^a   Sonnenschein, Sebastian ^a   Ocete, Blanca Quesada ^a   Bock, Karsten ^a   Münzel, Thomas ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; left atrium; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; persistent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL PREDICTION; AGED; AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84953865211     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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