Long-term outcome of patients after successful radiofrequency ablation for typical atrial flutter

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 53-58

  Gilligan, David M ^a   Zakaib, John S ^a   Fuller, Ithiel ^a   Shepard, Richard K ^a   Dan, Dan ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a   Clemo, Henry F ^a   Stambler, Bruce S ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia recurrence; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RECURRENCE RISK; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037246062     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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