Prospective randomized comparison of irrigated-tip versus conventional- tip catheters for ablation of common flutter

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 772-776

  Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Shah, Dipen C ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Garrigue, Stéphane ^a   Le Metayer, Philippe ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Catheters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0342470431     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.7.772     Document Type: Article

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