Catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation initiated by non-pulmonary vein ectopy

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 3176-3183

  Lin, Wei Shiang ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^c   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^c   Tsai, Chin Feng ^c   Lin, Yung Kuo ^c   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^c   Huang, Jin Long ^c   Yu, Wen Chung ^c   Yang, Shih Ping ^a   Ding, Yu An ^c   Chang, Mau Song ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0038417550     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000074206.52056.2D     Document Type: Article

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