What have we learned about atrial arrhythmias from ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Oral, Hakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE MODEL; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 42749088007     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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