Potential benefits, risks, and complications of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: More questions than answers

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 768-769

  Hindricks, Gerhard ^a   Kottkamp, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; NOTE; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK FACTOR;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036667611     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00768.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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