Circumferential pulmonary vein with additional linear ablation for persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-99

  Liu, Yu ^a   Liu, Shao Wen ^b   Ma, Chang Sheng ^b   Lu, Duan ^b   Ma, Jian ^b   Huang, Cong Xin ^b  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Additional line; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77954833105     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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