The coronary sinus as a focal source of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: More evidence for the 'fifth pulmonary vein'?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1027-1031

  Rostock, Thomas ^a   Lutomsky, Boris ^a   Steven, Daniel ^a   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Coronary sinus; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; P WAVE; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SEDATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PULMONARY VEINS; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 34547578289     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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