Catheter ablation of pulmonary vein foci for atrial fibrillation: PV foci ablation for atrial fibrillation

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Supplement

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 352-356

  Shah, D C ^a   Haissaguerre M ^a   Jais P ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary verus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION; WAVEFORM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033373532     PISSN: 09464778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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