Electroanatomic and electrographic characterization of atrial flutter following cardiac transplantation: Pre- and post-ablation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1205-1208

  Hadian, Djavid ^a   Leier, Carl V ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 5144221544     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.08.023     Document Type: Article

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