Atrial fibrillation ablation: Location, location, location

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1271-1273

  Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY VEINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751348250     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00669.x     Document Type: Note

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