Evaluation of Catheter Ablation of Periatrial Ganglionic Plexi in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 578-583

  Danik, Stephan ^a   Neuzil, Petr ^b   d'Avila, Andre ^a   Malchano, Zachary J ^a   Kralovec, Stepan ^b   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 51749104787     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.064     Document Type: Article

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