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Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal 10/2009

01-10-2009 | Editorial

Pulmonary vein isolation: do all roads lead to Rome?

Auteur: T. A. Simmers

Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 10/2009

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Abstract

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to be here to stay. In just a few years since the landmark publications by Haissaguerre and Pappone, countless variations on the theme of ostial or antral PVI, with or without additional lines or point lesions, have been published. The procedure has found its way into daily practice and international guidelines, and is currently the most performed ablation in the Netherlands.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Pulmonary vein isolation: do all roads lead to Rome?
Auteur
T. A. Simmers
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2009
Uitgeverij
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Uitgave 10/2009
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03086285

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