Randomized comparison of efficacy of cooled tip catheter ablation of atrial flutter: Anatomic versus electrophysiological complete isthmus block

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1525-1533

  Madrid, A H ^a   Rebollo, J M ^a   Del Rey, J M ^a   Gonzalo, P ^a   Socas, A ^a   Alvarez, T ^a   Rodriguez, A ^a   Correa, C ^a   Chercoles A ^a   Vazquez C ^a   Garcia Cosio, M ^a   Palacios, F ^a   Moro, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Catheters

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCAR FORMATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COLD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

EID: 0034781661     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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