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Good responders to catheter ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: Clinical and genetic characteristics.
Journal of cardiology - 1 Mar 2017
Park Jin-Kyu, Lee Ji-Young, Yang Pil-Sung, Kim Tae-Hoon, Shin Eunsoon, Park Junbeom, Uhm Jae-Sun, Joung Boyoung, Lee Moon-Hyoung, Pak Hui-Nam
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (L-PeAF) is challenging and has a relatively high recurrence rate. We explored clinical and genetic characteristics associated with being good responders (no early or clinical recurrence within 12 months in the absence of anti-arrhythmic drugs) to RFCA among patients with L-PeAF. METHODS: Of 1319 patients in the...
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