Incremental pacing for the diagnosis of complete cavotricuspid isthmus block during radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Bazan, Victor ^a   MartÍ Almor, Julio ^a   Perez Rodon, Jordi ^a   Bruguera, Jordi ^a   Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^b   Callans, David J ^b   Marchlinski, Francis E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Cavotricuspid isthmus; Complete block; Incremental pacing

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CORONARY SINUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART PACING; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 72949108221     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01562.x     Document Type: Article

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