Stiff left atrial syndrome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Clinical characterization, prevalence, and predictors

Authors : Gibson DN; Di Biase L; Mohanty P; Patel JD; Bai R; Sanchez J; Burkhardt JD; Heywood JT; Johnson AD; Rubenson DS; Horton R; Gallinghouse GJ; Beheiry S; Curtis GP; Cohen DN; Lee MY; Smith MR; Gopinath D; Lewis WR;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Address reprint requests and correspondence: Andrea Natale, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S., F.E.S.C., Executive Medical Director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas 78705

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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