Occurrence of atrial fibrillation after flutter ablation: The significance of intra-atrial conduction and atrial vulnerability

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-225

  Baszko, Artur ^a   Simon, Ron D B ^b   Rinaldi, Aldo ^b   Gill, Jaswinder S ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Atrial vulnerability; Catheter ablation; Intra atrial conduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042821993     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(03)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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