Conduction barriers in human atrial flutter: Correlation of electrophysiology and anatomy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1112-1126

  Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a   Kalman, Jonathan M ^b   Lesh, Michael D ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; atrial anatomy; atrial electrophysiology; atrial flutter; atrial pathophysiology; atrial tachycardias; tachycardias

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0029909468     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00488.x     Document Type: Review

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