Mechanisms of induction of typical and reversed atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-291

  Cosío, Francisco G ^a   López Gil, María ^b   Arribas, Fernando ^b   González, H Daniel ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atrial reentry; Reversed flutter; Typical flutter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 0031895249     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00913.x     Document Type: Article

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