Right and left atrial radiofrequency catheter therapy of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1132-1144

  Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a,c   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Shah, Dipen C ^a   Gencel, Laurent ^a   Pradeau, Vincent ^a   Garrigues, Stéphane ^b   Chouairi, Salah ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Le Métayer, Philippe ^a   Roudaut, Raymond ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; catheter ablation; conduction block

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS NODE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347223188     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00492.x     Document Type: Article

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