Atrial fibrillation: Role of arrhythmogenic foci

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 29-37

  Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Shah, Dipen C ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Garrigue, Stéphane ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034009764     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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