Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation initiated by spontaneous ectopic beats

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-105

  Chen, S A ^a   Tai, C T ^a   Hsieh, M H ^a   Tsai, C F ^a   Ding, Y A ^a   Chang, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Premature atrial complexes; Pulmonary vein stenosis

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 0034172883     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.1999.0085     Document Type: Article

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