Origin of atrial fibrillation from the pulmonary veins in a mitral patient

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 914-916

  Melo, Joao Q ^a   Benussi, Stefano ^b   Tortoriello, Walter ^b   Santinelli, Vicenzo ^b   Calvi, Simone ^b   Nascimbene, Simona ^b   Pappone, Carlo ^b   Alfieri, Ottavio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

EID: 0141742145     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00223-X     Document Type: Article

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