Atrial fibrillation ablation in the real world

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1507-1508

  Quinn, F R ^a   Rankin, A C ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ATRIO ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMBOLISM; FISTULA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE AND RHYTHM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS;

EID: 28144444257     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.059212     Document Type: Editorial

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