Pathophysiology of atrial flutter

Annual Review of Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue , 1998, Pages 77-83

  Daoud, Emile G ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atria; Catheter ablation; Pathophysiology; Review

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; NERVE BLOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0031969806     PISSN: 00664219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.med.49.1.77     Document Type: Review

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