Conduction recovery after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-68

  Noguchi, Hiroo ^a,b   Kumagai, Koichiro ^a   Yasuda, Tomoo ^a   Ogawa, Masahiro ^a   Tojo, Hideaki ^a   Saku, Keijiro ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12344291083     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.65     Document Type: Article

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