Conversion from persistent to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation is a good sign

Int J Cardiol. 2014 May 1;173(2):322-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.059. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Authors

Akinori Sairaku¹, Yukihiko Yoshida², Haruo Hirayama², Yasuki Kihara³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

PMID: 24680248
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.059

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial substrate; Pulmonary vein isolation; Recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Recurrent persistent atrial fibrillation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation*
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
Recurrence