Electroanatomic remodeling of the left atrium in patients undergoing repeat pulmonary vein ablation: Mechanistic insights and implications for ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1279-1285

  Mesas, Cézar Eumann ^a   Augello, Giuseppe ^a   Edward Lang, Christopher Charles ^a   Gugliotta, Filippo ^a   Vicedomini, Gabriele ^a   Sora, Nicoleta ^a   De Paola, Angelo Amato Vincenzo ^a   Pappone, Carlo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Recurrence; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751338457     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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