Discrimination of left atrial and pulmonary vein potentials in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Introduction: Ablation of muscular fascicles around the ostium of pulmonary veins (PVs) resulting in electrical isolation of the veins may prove to be an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). Correctly discriminating atrial and PV potentials is necessary to effectively isolate PVs from t...

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Published in:Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 698 - 705
Main Authors: Patel N, Kay GN, Sanchez J, Ideker RE, Smith WM
Format: clinical trial research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2003
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