Electrophysiological evaluation of pulmonary vein isolation

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1423-1433

  Shah, Dipen ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Circular mapping; Entrance block; Exit block; Far field electrograms; PV electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 71049130656     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup289     Document Type: Review

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