Frequency mapping of the pulmonary veins in paroxysmal versus permanent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 965-972

  Sanders, Prashanthan ^a,b   Nalliah, Chrishan J ^a   Dubois, Rémi ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Rotter, Martin ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Sacher, Fréderic ^a   Hsu, Li Fern ^a   Jönsson, Anders ^a   O'Neill, Mark D ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia mechanism; Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary veins; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 33747253709     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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