Safety and Efficacy of Different Catheter Ablations for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 883-899

  Liu, Xiao Hua ^a   Chen, Chao Feng ^b   Gao, Xiao Fei ^a   Xu, Yi Zhou ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cryoballoon; meta analysis; new catheters; radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84980396043     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12889     Document Type: Review

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