Class IC antiarrhythmic drug induced atrial flutter: Electrocardiographic and electrophysiological findings and their importance for long term outcome after right atrial isthmus ablation

Heart

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 424-429

  Nabar, A ^a   Rodriguez, L M ^a   Timmermans, C ^a   Van Mechelen, R ^b   Wellens, H J J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ablation; Antiarrhythmic agents; Atrial flutter; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0034768171     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.85.4.424     Document Type: Article

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