Pattern of isthmus conduction recovery using open cooled and solid large-tip catheters for radiofrequency ablation of typical atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1126-1130

  Ventura, Rodolfo ^a   Klemm, Hanno ^a   Lutomsky, Boris ^a   Demir, Cagri ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Weiss, Christian ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isthmus recovery atrial flutter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X RAY;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7044270893     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04125.x     Document Type: Article

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