Effect of electroanatomically guided versus conventional catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter on the fluoroscopy time and resource use: A prospective randomized multicenter study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 734-740

  Hindricks, Gerhard ^a   Willems, Stefan ^b   Kautzner, Josef ^c   De Chillou, Christian ^d   Wiedemann, Michael ^e   Schepel, Siep ^f   Piorkowski, Christopher ^a   Risius, Tim ^b   Kottkamp, Hans ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^e VIVANTES KLINIKUM AM URBAN   (Germany)

^f Biosense Webster Belgium   (Belgium)

^g Hirslanden Hospital Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Electroanatomical mapping; Fluoroscopy time; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RECURRENCE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649497555     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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