Effect of mitral isthmus block on development of atrial tachycardia following ablation for atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 460-468

  Anousheh, Ramtin ^a   Sawhney, Navinder S ^a   Panutich, Michael ^a   Tate, Charles ^a   Chen, Wei Chung ^a   Feld, Gregory K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Macro reentrant atrial tachycardia; Mitral isthmus block; Mitral isthmus conduction recovery

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 77950471241     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02625.x     Document Type: Article

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