A new approach for complete isolation of the posterior left atrium including pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1047-1052

  Kumagai, Koichiro ^a   Muraoka, Soichi ^a   Mitsutake, Chiharu ^a   Takashima, Hideo ^a   Nakashima, Hideko ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrium; Catheter ablation; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 34548675356     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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