Linear ablation of right atrial free wall flutter: Demonstration of bidirectional conduction block as an endpoint associated with long-term success

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 526-531

  Snowdon, Richard L ^a   Balasubramaniam, Richard ^a   Teh, Andrew W ^a   Haqqani, Haris M ^a   Medi, Caroline ^a   Rosso, Raphael ^a   Vohra, Jitendra K ^a   Kistler, Peter M ^a   Morton, Joseph B ^a   Sparks, Paul B ^a   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Bidirectional block; Catheter ablation; Conduction; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 77951179606     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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