Circumferential radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary vein ostia: A new anatomic approach for curing atrial fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 2619-2628

  Pappone, Carlo ^a   Rosanio, Salvatore ^a   Oreto, Giuseppe ^b   Tocchi, Monica ^a   Gugliotta, Filippo ^a   Vicedomini, Gabriele ^a   Salvati, Adriano ^a   Dicandia, Cosimo ^a   Mazzone, Patrizio ^a   Santinelli, Vincenzo ^a   Gulletta, Simone ^a   Chierchia, Sergio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Fibrillation; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034700286     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.21.2619     Document Type: Article

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