Atrial fibrillation ablation in the real world;L'ablazione della fibrillazione atriale nel mondo reale

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 11, Issue 10 SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Lupo, Pierpaolo ^a   Cappato, Riccardo ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TIME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955693023     PISSN: 18276806     EISSN: 19726481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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