Iatrogenic postatrial fibrillation ablation left atrial tachycardia/flutter: How to prevent and treat it?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 298-301

  Raviele, Antonio ^a,b   Themistoclakis, Sakis ^a   Rossillo, Antonio ^a   Bonso, Aldo ^a  

^a Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RETREATMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 15544379173     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.50002.x     Document Type: Note

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