Pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation: When should this be the treatment of choice?

ACC Current Journal Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Pappone, Carlo ^a   Rosanio, Salvatore ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037221982     PISSN: 10621458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1062-1458(02)01085-1     Document Type: Review

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