Predicting Successful Pulmonary Vein Isolation In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation By Brain Natriuretic Peptide Plasma Levels

Background: Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is a clinically established treatment by now while success rate varies between 60% and 85%. Interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation is still a challenging technique associated with a long procedure time and risk of major complications in...

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Main Authors: Dong-In Shin, Thomas Deneke, Eduard Gorr, Helge Anders, Kathrin Buenz, Marcus Paesler, Marc Horlitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-09-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
BNP
Online Access:http://www.ipej.org/0905/shin.htm