Reduction in atrial flutter ablation time by targeting maximum voltage: Results of a prospective randomized clinical trial

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1108-1112

  Gula, Lorne J ^a   Redfearn, Damian P ^b   Veenhuyzen, George D ^c   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Cardiac anatomy; Catheter ablation; Epidemiology clinical trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM VOLTAGE GUIDED TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350509033     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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