"Double" potentials define linear lesion conduction block using a novel mapping/linear lesion ablation catheter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 236-242

  Morgan, John M ^a,f   Haywood, Guy ^b   Schirdewan, Alexander ^d   Brugada, Pedro ^c   Geelen, Peter ^c   Meyerfeldt, Udo ^d   Roberts, Paul ^a   Gibson, Chuck ^e  

^a Wessex Cardiology   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d HELIOS KLINIKUM BERLIN BUCH   (Germany)

^e Bard Electrophysiology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Cavotricuspid isthmus; Double potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART CATHETER; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0347051487     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02400.x     Document Type: Article

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