Elimination of cavotricuspid isthmus conduction by a single ablation lesion: Observations from a maximum voltage-guided ablation technique

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 208-211

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial electrogram; Atrial flutter; Cavotricuspid isthmus; Voltage guided

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

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

EID: 34047241445     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum014     Document Type: Article

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