Cavotricuspid isthmus: Anatomy, electrophysiology, and long-term outcome of radiofrequency ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1591-1595

  Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chen, Shin Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Cavotricuspid isthmus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANISOTROPY; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449697984     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02555.x     Document Type: Review

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