Ablation of longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 806-809

  Ciaccio, Edward J ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ANISOTROPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049521357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4022/jafib.v2i2.587     Document Type: Review

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