Outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation: Assessment of success

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 635-641

  Lickfett, L ^a   Remerie, S ^a   Mittmann Braun, E ^a   Nickenig, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrocardiography; Follow up studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59649096263     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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