Is an implantable cardiac monitor the standard of care for determining the success of atrial fibrillation ablation?

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2013 Oct;24(10):1083-5. doi: 10.1111/jce.12241. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

Authors

Jason G Andrade¹, Andrew D Krahn

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; the Electrophysiology Service at the Montreal Heart Institute and the Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 24102793
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12241

No abstract available

Keywords: Reveal; atrial fibrillation; cardiac monitoring; catheter ablation; implantable loop recorder.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation*
Electrocardiography / instrumentation*
Female
Heart Rate*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
Telemetry / instrumentation*