Mechanism of propensity to atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isthmus ablation for typical atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-172

  Ramanna, Hemanth ^a   De Bakker, Jacques M T ^b   Hauer, Richard N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation; Flutter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14644442287     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40085.x     Document Type: Article

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