Long-term outcomes after catheter ablation of cavo-tricuspid isthmus dependent atrial flutter: A meta-analysis

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-401

  Pérez, Francisco J ^a   Schubert, Christine M ^a   Parvez, Babar ^a   Pathak, Vishesh ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HISTORY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 70349295968     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.871665     Document Type: Article

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