Use of intracardiac echocardiography to guide ablation of atrial fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 25, 2001, Pages 3010-3013

  Cooper, Joshua M ^a   Epstein, Laurence M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Catheter ablation; Echocardiography; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0035909910     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc5001.101503     Document Type: Review

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