Epicardial Mapping of Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiac Mapping: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 797-808

  De Groot, Natasja ^a   Allessie, Maurits ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Epicardial breakthrough; Epicardial mapping; Fibrillation potentials; Fractionation; Longitudinal dissociation in conduction; Valvular heart disease; Wave mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886643845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118481585.ch73     Document Type: Chapter

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