Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia

Cardiac Electrophysiology: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1060-1068

  Tsai, Chin Feng ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^c,d   Chen, Shih Ann ^c,d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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EID: 37349093691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-7216-0323-8/50118-4     Document Type: Chapter

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