Differential pacing for distinguishing slow conduction from complete conduction block of the tricuspid-inferior vena cava isthmus after radiofrequency ablation for atrial flutter - Role of transverse conduction through the crista terminalis

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-134

  Sugimura, Hidezou ^a   Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Okumura, Yasuo ^a   Ohkubo, Kimie ^a   Ashino, Sonoko ^a   Nakai, Toshiko ^a   Kasamaki, Yuji ^a   Saito, Satoshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Crista terminalis; Differential pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 23844531590     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-0265-6     Document Type: Article

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