Innovations in cardiovascular pathology anatomic and electrophysiologic determinants associated with ablation of atrial arrhythmias

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 204-213

  Veinot, John P ^a,b   Lemery, Robert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrium; Complication; Device

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 22144482321     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2005.02.001     Document Type: Review

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