Stroke risk associated with balloon based catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the MACPAF Study

Stroke risk associated with balloon based catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the MACPAF Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Catheter ablation of the pulmonary veins has become accepted as a standard therapeutic approach for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). However, there is some evidence for an ablation associated (silent) stroke risk, low...

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Main Authors: Schultheiss Heinz-Peter, Endres Matthias, Ueberreiter Juliane, Koch Lydia, Haeusler Karl Georg, Heuschmann Peter U, Schirdewan Alexander, Fiebach Jochen B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/10/63

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