Radiofrequency catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation guided by complex electrograms

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2606-2612

  Oral, Hakan ^a,b   Chugh, Aman ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Wimmer, Alan ^a   Dey, Sujoya ^a   Gadeela, Nitesh ^a   Sankaran, Sundar ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Sarrazin, Jean F ^a   Kuhne, Michael ^a   Chalfoun, Nagib ^a   Wells, Darryl ^a   Frederick, Melissa ^a   Fortino, Jackie ^a   Benloucif Moore, Suzanne ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b F1310 MCHC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrium; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; IBUTILIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34249108287     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.691386     Document Type: Article

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