Radiofrequency catheter selection based on cavotricuspid angiography compared with a control group with an externally cooled-tip catheter: A randomized pilot study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 492-498

  Da Costa, Antoine ^a,b   Romeyer Bouchard, Cécile ^a   Jamon, Yann ^a   Bisch, Laurence ^a   Isaaz, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial anatomy; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI); Irrigated tip catheter

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RAY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 65349173592     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01367.x     Document Type: Article

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