Functional characterization of the crista terminalis in patients with atrial flutter: Implications for radiofrequency ablation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1639-1645

  Liu, Tu Ying ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a,c   Huang, Bien Hsien ^c   Higa, Satoshi ^c   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,c   Huang, Jin Long ^a,c   Yuniadi, Yoga ^b   Lee, Pi Chang ^a,c   Ding, Yu An ^a,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chutung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AFL; atrial flutter; cavotricuspid isthmus; conduction velocity; coronary sinus; crista terminalis; CS; CT; CTI; CV; LARA; low anterolateral right atrium; MEA; multielectrode array; RA; radiofrequency ablation; RFA; right atrium; ULR; upper loop re entry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VELOCITY;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342423245     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.11.057     Document Type: Article

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