Prospective randomized comparison of closed cooled-tip versus 8-mm-tip catheters for radiofrequency ablation of typical atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 980-985

  Schreieck, Juergen ^a,b   Zrenner, Bernhard ^a   Kumpmann, Johanna ^a   Ndrepepa, Gjin ^a   Schneider, Michael A E ^a   Deisenhofer, Isabel ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Cooled tip catheter; Large tip catheter; Radiofrequency ablation; Typical atrial flutter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036775037     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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