Contemporary approach to ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Chugh, A ^a,b   Morady, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b F1310 MCHC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation, electric; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942718757     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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