Percutaneous ablation therapy of atrial fibrillation: Good expectations;Ablación percutánea de fibrilación auricular: Buenas perspectivas

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-332

  Villacastín, Julián P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0038325667     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13045645     Document Type: Editorial

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