Wave-mapping as a guide for ablation of atrial fibrillation a daydream?

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1056-1058

  Allessie, Maurits ^a   De Groot, Natasja ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Editorials

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ACTION POTENTIAL; AUTOMATION; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MULTI WAVELET REENTRY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84892142933     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.001131     Document Type: Review

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