Pulmonary Vein Denervation Enhances Long-Term Benefit after Circumferential Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-334

  Pappone, Carlo ^a   Santinelli, Vincenzo ^a   Manguso, Francesco ^a   Vicedomini, Gabriele ^a   Gugliotta, Filippo ^a   Augello, Giuseppe ^a   Mazzone, Patrizio ^a   Tortoriello, Valter ^a   Landoni, Giovanni ^a   Zangrillo, Alberto ^a   Lang, Christopher ^a   Tomita, Takeshi ^a   Mesas, Cézar ^a   Mastella, Elio ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrium; Fibrillation; Nervous system, autonomic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 9144239215     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000112641.16340.C7     Document Type: Article

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