Iatrogenic Left Atrial Tachycardias. Where Are We?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1788-1790

  Daubert, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 35348993075     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.043     Document Type: Editorial

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