Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Arrhythmias: State of the Art

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-142

  Morady, Fred ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b F1310 MCHC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 1542501226     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00401.x     Document Type: Review

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