A new approach for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Mapping of the electrophysiologic substrate

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2044-2053

  Nademanee, Koonlawee ^a   McKenzie, John ^a   Kosar, Erol ^a   Schwab, Mark ^a   Sunsaneewitayakul, Buncha ^b   Vasavakul, Thaveekiat ^a   Khunnawat, Chotikorn ^a   Ngarmukos, Tachapong ^c  

^a Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AF; atrial fibrillation; CAF; CARTO; CFAEs; chronic atrial fibrillation; complex fractionated atrial electrograms; coronary sinus; CS; electroanatomic mapping; left inferior pulmonary vein; left superior pulmonary vein; LIPV; LSPV; PAF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542488122     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.12.054     Document Type: Article

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