Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Current Problems in Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 361-390

  Riley, Michael J ^a   Marrouche, Nassir F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ABSCESS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEPSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747842278     PISSN: 01462806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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