Epicardial catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Minerva Medica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-157

  Buch, E ^a   Shivkumar, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 67749111664     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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