Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation originating from extrapulmonary vein areas: Taipei approach

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1386-1390

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Cardiovascular Research Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 33750987354     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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