Radio-frequency ablation of atrial flutter: Long-term results and predictive value of cavo-tricuspid isthmus bidirectional block as determined by a simplified technique

Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-28

  Maury, Philippe ^a   Raczka, Frank ^b   Gaty, Denis ^a   Duparc, Alexandre ^a   Couderc, Philippe ^a   Hollington, Lucy ^a   Celse, Dominique ^a   Delay, Marc ^a   Fauvel, Jean Marie ^a   Puel, Jacques ^a   Davy, Jean Marc ^b  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Cavo tricuspid isthmus; Differential pacing; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 41749111330     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109402     Document Type: Article

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