Cavotricuspid isthmus conduction is dependent on underlying anatomic bundle architecture: Observations using a maximum voltage-guided ablation technique

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 832-838

  Redfearn, Damian P ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a,b   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Klein, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Cavotricuspid isthmus; Voltage guide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33746033821     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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