Simple and efficient identification of conduction gaps in post-ablation recurring atrial flutters

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-15

  Laurent, Gabriel ^a   De Chillou, Christian ^b   Bertaux, Géraldine ^a   Poull, Isabelle Magnin ^b   Martel, Alexandra ^a   Andronache, Marius ^b   Fromentin, Stéphane ^a   Fraison, Michel ^a   Gonzalez, Stéphanie ^a   Saint Pierre, François ^a   Aliot, Etienne ^b   Wolf, Jean Eric ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Conduction gaps; Recurrent atrial flutter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CATHETER; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REOPERATION; TRICUSPID VALVE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33745270752     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euj022     Document Type: Article

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