Catheter Ablation of Atrial Flutter. Electrophysiological Characterization of Posterior and Septal Isthmus Block;Ablação por Cateter do Flutter Atrial. Caracterização Eletrofisiológica da Interrupção da Condução pelos Istmos Posterior e Septal

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-47

  Moreira, José Marcos ^a,b   Borges Alessi, Sílvio Roberto ^a   Gustavo Da Silva Rezende, André ^a   Renjel Prudêncio, Luis Alberto ^a   Vincenzo De Paola, Angelo Amato ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rua Napoleão de Barros   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 18244411480     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x1998000700008     Document Type: Article

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