The optimal setting of complex fractionated atrial electrogram software in substrate ablation for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Arrhythmia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-11

  Namino, Fuminori ^a,b   Iriki, Yasuhisa ^b   Maenosono, Ryuichi ^a   Ichiki, Hitoshi ^b   Okui, Hideki ^b   Yoshimura, Akino ^b   Oketani, Naoya ^b   Matsushita, Masakaze ^a   Ohishi, Mitsuru ^b   Hashiguchi, Teruto ^a,b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complex fractionated atrial electrograms; Optimal setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923283421     PISSN: 18804276     EISSN: 18832148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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