Catheter versus surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation after a failed initial pulmonary vein isolation procedure: a randomized controlled trial.

Pokushalov, Evgeny; Romanov, Alexander; Elesin, Dmitry; Bogachev-Prokophiev, Alexander; Losik, Denis; Bairamova, Sevda; Karaskov, Alexander; Steinberg, Jonathan S

Pokushalov, Evgeny; Romanov, Alexander; Elesin, Dmitry; Bogachev-Prokophiev, Alexander; Losik, Denis; Bairamova, Sevda; Karaskov, Alexander; Steinberg, Jonathan S.

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Pokushalov E; State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 24(12): 1338-43, 2013 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24016147

Subject(s)

Atrial Fibrillation/surgery; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Catheter Ablation; Pulmonary Veins/surgery; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents/therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis; Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology; Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Catheter Ablation/adverse effects; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Veins/physiopathology; Recurrence; Reoperation; Risk Factors; Tachycardia, Supraventricular/etiology; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted/adverse effects; Time Factors; Treatment Failure

Key words

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; pulmonary vein isolation; surgical ablation

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pulmonary Veins / Atrial Fibrillation / Catheter Ablation / Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Cardiac Surgical Procedures Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA / FISIOLOGIA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: RUSSIA

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