Non-pharmacological treatment of atrial fibrillation

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 745-754

  Gaita, Fiorenzo ^a   Riccardi, Riccardo ^a  

^a Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency; Supraventricular; Transcatheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2142686583     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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