When Should We Decide to Perform a Repeat Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedure in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?

When Should We Decide to Perform a Repeat Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedure in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?

Background: It is sometimes difficult to differentiate the transient appearance of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein (PV) isolation from a true recurrence of AF. We attempted to differentiate them by analyzing the time course after the procedure. Methods and Results: 79 patients who unde...

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Main Authors: Keiichi Inada, MD, Teiichi Yamane, MD, Yasuko Kanzaki, MD, Seiichiro Matsuo, MD, Kenri Shibayama, MD, Satoru Miyanaga, MD, Taro Date, MD, Hidekazu Miyazaki, MD, Kenichi Sugimoto, MD, Seibu Mochizuki, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Pulmonary vein isolation
Outcome
Recurrence
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427606800232

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