Acute myocardial infarction after radiofrequency catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter: Histopathological findings and etiopathogenetic hypothesis

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-407

  Sassone, Biagio ^a   Leone, Ornella ^b   Martinelli, Giuseppe Nicola ^b   Di Pasquale, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Ospedale di Bentivoglio   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Occlusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 7044239321     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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