Use of double-potential barrier to identify functional isthmus at the cavotricuspid isthmus for facilitating catheter ablation of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 396-401

  Lai, Ling Ping ^b   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a   Lin, Jih Min ^a   Du, Chao Cheng ^a   Tseng, Yung Zu ^a   Huang, Shoei K Stephen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Cavotricuspid isthmus; Navigated magnetic mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 1942504688     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03424.x     Document Type: Article

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