title: Conversion from persistent to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation is a good sign.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: rjrgw059@ybb.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sairaku
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kihara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence
keywords: Atrial substrate; Pulmonary vein isolation; Recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Recurrent persistent atrial fibrillation