Surface electrocardiographic patterns and electrophysiologic characteristics of atrial flutter following modified radiofrequency MAZE procedures

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-355

  Akar, Joseph G ^a   Al Chekakie, M Obadah ^a   Hai, Afroz ^a   Brysiewicz, Neil ^a   Porter, Michael ^a   Varma, Niraj ^a   Santucci, Peter ^a   Wilber, David J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial compartmentalization; Atrial flutter; MAZE; Proarrhythmia; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947230727     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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