AF termination: The Holy Grail of persistent AF ablation?

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 702-704

  Lau, Dennis H ^a   Brooks, Anthony G ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049498085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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