Comparing different strategies for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2866-2868

  Callans, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Editorials; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART TAMPONADE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444452151     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.541904     Document Type: Editorial

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