Sequential biatrial linear defragmentation approach for persistent atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 338-346

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Komatsu, Yuki ^a   Uchiyama, Takashi ^a   Kusa, Shigeki ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Hachiya, Hitoshi ^a   Isobe, Mitsuaki ^b   Hirao, Kenzo ^b   Iesaka, Yoshito ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Persistent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SEQUENTIAL BIATRIAL LINEAR DEFRAGMENTATION APPROACH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875299778     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.11.025     Document Type: Article

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