One-puncture, double-transseptal catheterization manoeuvre in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 487-489

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   McElderry, Hugh T ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^a   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Transseptal procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; PUNCTURES;

EID: 34547860489     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum070     Document Type: Article

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