Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation

Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 269-287

  Sanders, Prashanthan ^a,b,c   Hocini, Mélèze ^d,e   Jaïs, Pierre ^c,f   Nalliah, Chrishan J ^c   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^c,d   Hsu, Li Fern ^g,h   Rostock, Thomas ^c   Rotter, Martin ^c   Clémenty, Jacques ^c,d   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Universite Victor Segalen Bordeux II   (France)

^g Hôpital de Haut Lévéque   (France)

^h National Heart Center   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33751185634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-0312-0.50021-9     Document Type: Chapter

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