Renal Function After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Yoshihide Takahashi,
Atsushi Takahashi,
Taishi Kuwahara,
Kenji Okubo,
Tadashi Fujino,
Katsumasa Takagi,
Emiko Nakashima,
Tetsuo Kamiishi,
Hiroyuki Hikita,
Kenzo Hirao,
Mitsuaki Isobe
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.047266
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , renal function , catheter ablation , ablation , cardiology , quartile , prospective cohort study , kidney , surgery , confidence interval
Kidney function is a known predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often have kidney dysfunction, less is known about the association between AF and kidney function. We sought to assess changes in kidney function after catheter ablation of AF.
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