Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Awaiting the new paradigm

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 198-200

  Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0038149741     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00583-7     Document Type: Editorial

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