Trials and travails of electrogram-guided ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2592-2594

  Nademanee, Koonlawee ^a  

^a Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Editorials; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; IBUTILIDE;

CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS;

EID: 34249090711     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.700187     Document Type: Editorial

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