Relation between the rapid focal activation in the pulmonary vein and the maintenance of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 902-905

  Wu, Tsu Juey ^a,b   Liang, Kae Woei ^a,b   Ting, Chih Tai ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Pulmonary vein; Rapid focal activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; SPIKE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035017325     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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