Can We Improve Upon Human Performance in the Electrophysiology Laboratory?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 2412-2413

  Callans, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONSENSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; ROBOTICS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PULMONARY VEINS; ROBOTICS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 44949095310     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.026     Document Type: Editorial

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