Radiofrequency ablation for cure of atrial flutter

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-657

  Kalman, J M ^a   Vohra, J K ^a   Jayaprakash, S ^a   Sparks, P B ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031406789     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00993.x     Document Type: Article

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