Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 112-113

  Oral, Hakan ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742324952     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03518.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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