Interatrial septum pacing: A new approach to prevent recurrent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-43

  Padeletti, Luigi ^a   Porciani, Maria Cristina ^a   Michelucci, Antonio ^a   Colella, Andrea ^a   Ticci, Pietro ^a   Vena, Silvio ^a   Costoli, Alessandro ^a   Ciapetti, Cristina ^a   Pieragnoli, Paolo ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033093777     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009867305678     Document Type: Article

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