Bi-directional electrical pulmonary vein isolation as an endpoint for ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-117

  Essebag, Vidal ^a   Wylie Jr , John V ^a   Reynolds, Matthew R ^a   Baldessin, Ferdinando ^a   McClennen, Seth ^a   Shvilkin, Alexei ^a   Germano, Joseph ^a   Richardson, Allison ^a   Zimetbaum, Peter J ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645704399     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9057-x     Document Type: Article

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