Slow conduction and flutter following atrial fibrillation ablation: Proarrhythmia or unmasking effect of radiofrequency application?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 516-519

  Merino, Jose L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM TACHYCARDIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SINOATRIAL NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645970444     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00454.x     Document Type: Note

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