Fibrillating areas isolated within the left atrium after radiofrequency linear catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 807-812

  Rostock, Thomas ^a   Rotter, Martin ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Sacher, Fréderic ^a   Jönsson, Anders ^a   O'Neill, Mark D ^a   Shu, Li Fern ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Dissimilar rhythms; Linear ablation; Mapping; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 33746255377     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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