Catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation - The gap between promise and practice

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 967-969

  Wood, Mark A ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33644587280     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058310     Document Type: Editorial

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