Superior vena cava flutter: Electrophysiology and ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 568-575

  Merino, Jose L ^a,b   Peinado, Rafael ^a   Abello, Mauricio ^a   Gnoatto, Mariana ^a   Vasserot, Mar G ^a   Sobrino, Jose A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Reentry; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 20444377668     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40609.x     Document Type: Article

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