Extra-ostial pulmonary venous isolation: Use of epicardial ablation to eliminate a point of conduction breakthrough

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 663-666

  Reddy, Vivek Y ^a   Neuzil, Petr ^b   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Epicardial mapping; Pericardium; Pulmonary vein; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPICARDIUM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 0038645945     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03049.x     Document Type: Article

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