Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Originating from the Non-Pulmonary Vein Areas

Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 289-304

  Higa, Satoshi ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^b,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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EID: 33750980287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-0312-0.50022-0     Document Type: Chapter

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