Correlation between electrogram morphology and standard criteria to validate bidirectional cavotricuspid block in common atrial flutter ablation

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-341

  Andronache, M ^a   de Chillou, Christian ^a   Miljoen, H ^a   Magnin Poull, I ^a   Messier, M ^a   Dotto, P ^a   Beurrier, D ^a   Doan, T ^a   Houriez, P ^a   Bineau Jorisse, A ^a   Thiel, B ^a   Brembilla Perrot, B ^a   Massing, J L ^a   Sadoul, N ^a   Aliot, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Cavotricuspid isthmus; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART BLOCK; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RECORDING; RECURRENCE RISK; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 10744229579     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1099-5129(03)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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