Ultrasonic Characterization of the Pulmonary Venous Wall
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- 20 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 106 (8) , 968-973
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000026397.78200.c4
Abstract
Background— Pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency catheter ablation techniques is used to prevent recurrences of human atrial fibrillation. Visualization of the architecture at the venoatria...Keywords
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