Recent trends in imaging for atrial fibrillation ablation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 215-227

  Kabra, Rajesh ^a   Singh, Jagmeet ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC ELECTROANATOMIC MAPPING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL ROTATIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; TREND STUDY;

EID: 77957573137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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