Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The pulmonary veins (PVs) play an important role not only in the onset but also the maintenance of AF. Therefore, the goal of present AF ablation is to electrically disconnect the PVs from the rest of the at...

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Main Author: Koichiro Kumagai, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427605800122