Persistent atrial fibrillation converts to common type atrial flutter during CFAE ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-308

  Luik, Armin ^a   Merkel, Matthias ^a   Riexinger, Tobias ^a   Wondraschek, Rainer ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^a  

^a STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; CFAE; Complex fractionated electrograms; Persistent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77649257849     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02643.x     Document Type: Article

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