Ablation of isthmus dependent atrial flutter: When to call for the next patient

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1428-1436

  Wijetunga, Mevan ^a   Gonzaga, Alex ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; DEPOLARIZATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART BLOCK; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 7744232368     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00649.x     Document Type: Review

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