Procedural end points in pulmonary vein antrum isolation: Are we there yet?

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-133

  Callahan, Thomas D ^a   Natale, Andrea ^b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Editorials; Fibrillation; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ANTRUM ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 38049184577     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.745026     Document Type: Editorial

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