Atrial fibrillation: Current perspective

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Saad, Marc N ^a   Morin, Daniel P ^a   Khatib, Sammy ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 77149130913     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1043/1524-5012-9.4.241     Document Type: Review

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