Learning before burning: The importance of anatomy to the electrophysiologist

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1199-1201

  Marchlinski, Francis E ^a   Leong Sit, Peter ^a  

^a Electrophysiology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANATOMY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CADAVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LEARNING; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 67650738503     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.05.013     Document Type: Editorial

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