Isolating the posterior left atrium and pulmonary veins with a "box" lesion set: Use of epicardial ablation to complete electrical isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-329

  Reddy, Vivek Y ^a   Neuzil, Petr ^b   D'Avila, Andre ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Epicardial mapping; Pericardium; Pulmonary vein; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749120858     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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