Ablation of Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutters

Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 195-218

  Feld, Gregory K ^a,b   Srivatsa, Uma ^c   Hoppe, Bobbi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Cardiovascular Consultants Inc   (United States)

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EID: 74549136651     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-0312-0.50017-7     Document Type: Chapter

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