The influence of the external structures in atrial fibrillation patients: Relationship to focal low voltage areas in the left atrium

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 181, Issue , 2015, Pages 225-231

  Hori, Yuichi ^a   Nakahara, Shiro ^a   Tsukada, Naofumi ^a   Nakagawa, Ayako ^a   Hayashi, Akiko ^a   Komatsu, Takaaki ^a   Kobayashi, Sayuki ^a   Sakai, Yoshihiko ^a   Taguchi, Isao ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electroanatomic mapping; Remodeling; Voltage mapping

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84947202272     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.034     Document Type: Article

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