Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-9

  Jais, Pierre ^a   Sanders, P ^a   Hsu, L F ^a   Hocini, M ^a   Haissaguerre, M ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINUS RHYTHM; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 10844253019     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030205     Document Type: Editorial

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