Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8662181 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Prophylactic CTI ablation at the time of a first PVI does not seem to improve long-term freedom from AF.
Keywords
PVIAFLCTILVSDPSMAADIQRLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionEuropean Society of CardiologyPulmonary vein isolationUnited States of AmericaUSAleft ventriclecoronary artery diseasePropensity-score matchingcomputerized tomographyESCantiarrhythmic drugLeft atriumpulmonary veincavotricuspid isthmusbody mass indexBMICADconfidence intervalRadiofrequencyAtrial flutterAtrial fibrillationinterquartile rangeSDMhazard ratioprognosisRadiofrequency catheter ablation
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Authors
João Mesquita, António Miguel Ferreira, Diogo Cavaco, Pedro Carmo, Márcio Madeira, Pedro Freitas, Francisco Moscoso Costa, Francisco Morgado, Miguel Mendes, Pedro Adragão,