Pathological findings of the isthmus between the inferior vena cava and tricuspid annulus ablated by radiofrequency application

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 921-923

  Kohno, Isao ^a   Ishihara, Tsukasa ^a   Umetani, Ken ^a   Sawanobori, Takao ^a   Ijiri, Hiroshi ^a   Komori, Sadayoshi ^a   Tamura, Kohji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; IVC TA isthmus; Radiofrequency ablation; Transluminal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 0034031621     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00867.x     Document Type: Article

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