Catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: Have we been targeting the wrong organ?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1171-1172

  Verdino, Ralph J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; renal denervation; resistant hypertension

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 84866370488     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.05.034     Document Type: Editorial

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