Persistent pulmonary vein isolation: The elusive goal of atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-401

  Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG INFUSION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947237405     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00768.x     Document Type: Note

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