Electrophysiological findings and long-term outcomes of percutaneous ablation of atrial arrhythmias after surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 273-280

  Trumello, Cinzia ^a   Pozzoli, Alberto ^a   Mazzone, Patrizio ^a   Nascimbene, Simona ^a   Bignami, Elena ^a   Cireddu, Manuela ^a   Bella, Paolo Della ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio ^a   Benussi, Stefano ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial tachycardia; Cox Maze; Percutaneous ablation; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84958623746     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv034     Document Type: Article

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