Impact of transisthmus linear ablation of typical atrial flutter on coronary sinus activation time

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-73

  Tsai, Chin Feng ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Chiang, Chern En ^b   Yu, Wen Chung ^b   Chen, Yi Jen ^b   Feng, An Ning ^b   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^b   Ding, Yu An ^b   Chang, Mau Song ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Coronary sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 0002550391     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00651.x     Document Type: Article

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