Spanish registry on catheter ablation. Second official report of the working group on electrophysiology and arrhythmias of the spanish society of cardiology (2002);Registro Español de Ablación con Catéter. II Informe Oficial de la Sección de Electrofisiología y Arritmias de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (2002)

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1093-1104

  Álvarez López, Miguel ^a,b   Rodríguez Font, Enrique ^a  

^a Seccion de Electrofisiologia y Arritmias   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Registry; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REGISTER; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347917213     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13054036     Document Type: Article

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