Catheter ablation of permanent atrial fibrillation: Medium term results

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-238

  Earley, M J ^a   Abrams, D J R ^a   Staniforth, A D ^a   Sporton, S C ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31144478387     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.066969     Document Type: Article

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