Impact of catheter ablation of the coronary sinus on paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-386

  Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^b   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^b   O'Neill, Mark D ^b   Pernat, Andrej ^b   Sanders, Prashanthan ^b   Jonsson, Anders ^b   Rotter, Martin ^b   Sacher, Frederic ^b   Rostock, Thomas ^b   Matsuo, Seiichiro ^b   Arantés, Leonardo ^b   Teng Lim, Kang ^b   Knecht, Sébastien ^b   Bordachar, Pierre ^b   Laborderie, Julien ^b   Jaïs, Pierre ^b   Klein, George ^b   Clémenty, Jacques ^b  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Coronary sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; SINOATRIAL NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947211385     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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