Radiofrequency hot balloon catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: A 3-center study in Japan

Journal of Arrhythmia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-27

  Sohara, Hiroshi ^a   Satake, Shutaro ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Yoshio ^a   Toyama, Hideko ^b   Kumagai, Koichiro ^b   Kuwahara, Taishi ^c   Takahashi, Atushi ^c   Ohe, Tohru ^d  

^a Hayama Heart Center   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA SANNO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d THE SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE OF OKAYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876569197     PISSN: 18804276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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