Primary ablation of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 569-590

  Miller, J M ^a   Cossu, S F ^a   Chmielewski, I L ^a   Hsia, H H ^a   Rothman, S A ^a   Vogel, R L ^a   Buxton, A E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; AUTOMATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029826207     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70305-2     Document Type: Article

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