Should the “Scalpel” Be Preferred to Catheter Ablation to Cure Atrial Fibrillation?
ANTONIO ROSSILLO M.D.,
ANTONIO RAVIELE M.D.,
ANTONIO ROSSILLO M.D.
Arrhythmia Center & Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Venice-Mestre, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorANTONIO RAVIELE M.D.
Arrhythmia Center & Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Venice-Mestre, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorANTONIO ROSSILLO M.D.,
ANTONIO RAVIELE M.D.,
ANTONIO ROSSILLO M.D.
Arrhythmia Center & Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Venice-Mestre, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorANTONIO RAVIELE M.D.
Arrhythmia Center & Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Venice-Mestre, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 25 October 2007
Address for correspondence: Antonio Raviele, M.D., Chief Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Via Circonvallazione 50, 30174 Mestre (Venezia), Italy. Fax: +39 041 2607235; E-mail: [email protected]
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 18, pp. 1296-1298, December 2007.
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