Advances in ablation therapy for complex arrhythmias: Atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-414

  Lin, David ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPAFENONE; WARFARIN;

ARTERY INJURY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INJURY; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VEIN; QRS COMPLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0642376773     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-003-0099-8     Document Type: Review

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