Editorial: Atrial fibrillation ablation in athletes: An Olympic challenge?

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-4

  Boersma, Lucas V A ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATHLETES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 73849126574     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup399     Document Type: Editorial

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