Prophylactic cavotricuspid isthmus block during atrial fibrillation ablation in patients without atrial flutter: A randomised controlled trial

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 994-999

  Pontoppidan, J ^a   Nielsen, J C ^a   Poulsen, S H ^a   Jensen, H K ^a   Walfridsson, H ^b   Pedersen, A K ^b   Hansen, P S ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Heart Center Varde   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS BLOCK; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART TAMPONADE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 67649217125     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.153965     Document Type: Article

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