Catheter-induced linear lesions in the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation: An electroanatomic study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1271-1282

  Ernst, Sabine ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Löber, Felix ^a   Antz, Matthias ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141615779     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00940-9     Document Type: Article

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