Electrophysiologic and anatomic characterization of sites resistant to electrical isolation during circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation: A prospective study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1282-1288

  Kistler, Peter M ^a   Ho, Siew Yen ^b   Rajappan, Kim ^a   Morper, Michael ^a   Harris, Stuart ^a   Abrams, Dominic ^a   Sporton, Simon C ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249021084     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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