Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 210-223

  Gauri, Andre J ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEATH; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAZE TEST; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 3242681424     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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