Multielectrode ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Pulmonary vein isolation made easy?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1643-1644

  Kistler, Peter M ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 59749091868     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.027     Document Type: Editorial

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