Efficacy of Repeat Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedures in Patients with Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation
- 26 August 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Vol. 15 (9) , 1050-1055
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04052.x
Abstract
Introduction: Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is effective in the treatment of most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Some advocate the addition of linear ablation techniques to improve efficacy...Keywords
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