Learning while burning: Further evidence for drivers and fibrillatory conduction as a mechanism for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 522-523

  Mansour, Moussa ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442551871     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2004.03713.x     Document Type: Note

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