Results of radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial flutter

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1014-1016

  Saxon, Leslie A ^a,b   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a   Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a   Scheinman, Melvin M ^a   Lee, Randall J ^a   Lesh, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 1354 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029940206     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89162-X     Document Type: Article

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