Epicardial connections between the pulmonary veins and left atrium: Relevance for atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-159

  Pérez Castellano, Nicasio ^a   Villacastín, Julián ^a   Salinas, Jorge ^a   Vega, Mercedes ^a   Moreno, Javier ^a   Doblado, Manuel ^a   Ruiz, Eduardo ^a   MacAya, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; epicardium; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN;

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951637481     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01873.x     Document Type: Article

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