Atrial flutter ablation in inducible patients during pulmonary vein atrum isolation: A randomized comparison

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1592-1597

  Schmidt, Martin ^a   Daccarett, Marcos ^b   Segerson, Nathan ^b   Airey, Kelly J ^b   Günther, Jens ^a   Marschang, Harald ^a   Fish, Eric ^b   Rittger, Harald ^a   Sinha, Anil Martin ^a   Ritscher, Guido ^a   Brachmann, Johannes ^a   Marrouche, Nassir F ^b  

^a KLINIKUM COBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Inducible atrial flutter; Pulmonary vein antrum isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ANTRUM ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTAH;

EID: 56049102823     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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