Radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter and atrial tachycardias in patients with permanent indwelling catheters

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11 I, 1996, Pages 1612-1617

  Newby, Keith H ^a   Zimerman, Leandro ^a   Wharton, J Marcus ^a   Kent, Virginia ^a   Kearney, Margaret ^a   Brandon, M Joan ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial flutter ablation; implantable devices; RF current

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; P WAVE; R WAVE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029859657     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03188.x     Document Type: Article

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