Multidetector 16-slice CT scan evaluation of cavotricuspid isthmus anatomy before radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Knecht, Sébastien ^a   Castro Rodriguez, José ^a   Verbeet, Thierry ^a   Damry, Nasroola ^a   Morissens, Marielle ^a   Tran Ngoc, Emmanuel ^a   Peperstraete, Béatrice ^a   Tatnga, Valentin ^a   Elkholti, Merieme ^a   Decoodt, Pierre ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Cavotricuspid isthmus; CT Scan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; CATHETER ABLATION; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 36248989641     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9159-0     Document Type: Article

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