Outcome after cavo-tricuspid isthmus ablation in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation and drug-related typical atrial flutter

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 504-508

  Bottoni, Nicola ^a   Donateo, Paolo ^b   Quartieri, Fabio ^a   Tomasi, Corrado ^a   Oddone, Daniele ^b   Lolli, Gino ^a   Menozzi, Carlo ^a   Brignole, Michele ^b  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 4344670259     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.069     Document Type: Article

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