Pulmonary vein stenosis: Intervene early and carry a big stent

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 679-680

  Skanes, Allan C ^a,b   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Klein, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RISK REDUCTION; STENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47949100167     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01137.x     Document Type: Note

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