Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: An update

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 2454-2459b

  Haegeli, Laurent M ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925313756     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu291     Document Type: Review

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