Optimal electrogram voltage recording technique for detecting the acute ablative tissue injury in the human right atrium

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-622

  Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lo, Li Wei ^a   Udyavar, Ameya R ^a   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a   Hu, Yu Feng ^a   Chiang, Shuo Ju ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Myocardium; Voltage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FILTER; FILTRATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249085915     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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