Percutaneous pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation ablation

Circulation

Volumn 123, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Michaud, Gregory F ^a   John, Roy ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

ANESTHESIA; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 79958140031     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.990028     Document Type: Article

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