Pulmonary vein occlusion and remodeling after electrical isolation treatment for atrial fibrillation: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1225-1226

  Dong, Ying Xue ^a   Gao, Lian Jun ^a   Zhang, Shu Long ^a   Liu, Jin Jiu ^a   Li, Shi Jun ^a   Bian, Xiao Ming ^a   Lin, Zhi Hu ^a   Yang, Yan Zong ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein occlusion; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE;

EID: 22944440981     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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