New technique for simultaneous catheter mapping of pulmonary veins for catheter ablation in focal atrial fibrillation

Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Kumagai, Koichiro ^a   Gondo, Naoki ^a   Matsumoto, Naomichi ^a   Noguchi, Hiroo ^a   Tojo, Hideaki ^a   Yasuda, Tomoo ^a   Nakashima, Hideko ^a   Saku, Keijiro ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Mapping; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0034446772     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047323     Document Type: Article

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