Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Still investigational or already an established therapy?

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-82

  Scholten, Marcoen F ^a   Jordaens, Luc J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETER; HEART MUSCLE; HEART SURGERY; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; LUNG VEIN OBSTRUCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; HEART FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 3042767824     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2003.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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