Catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Long-term follow-up and the inevitability to fibrillate

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-303

  Lemery, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; GANGLIA; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952135842     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq458     Document Type: Editorial

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