A deductive mapping strategy for atrial tachycardia following atrial fibrillation ablation: Importance of localized reentry

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 480-491

  Jaïs, Pierre ^a,b   Matsuo, Seiichiro ^a   Knecht, Sebastien ^a   Weerasooriya, Rukshen ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Sacher, Fréderic ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a   Nault, Isabelle ^a   Lellouche, Nicolas ^a   Klein, George ^a   ClÉmenty, Jacques ^a   HaÏssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrium; Atypical flutter; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MAPPING; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65149105986     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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