13th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

January 24-31, 1998
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

RT-75

Identification of the electrophysiologic substrate for the initiation of idiopathic atrial fibrillation episodes in man

R.N.W. Hauer, H. Ramanna.
Heart-Lung Institute, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands

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