The modified anterior line: An alternative linear lesion in perimitral flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 665-670

  Tzeis, Stylianos ^a   Luik, Armin ^b   Jilek, Clemens ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^b   Estner, Heidi L ^a   Wu, Jinjin ^a   Reents, Tilko ^a   Fichtner, Stephanie ^a   Kolb, Christof ^a   Karch, Martin R ^a   Hessling, Gabriele ^a   Deisenhofer, Isabel ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Left atrial flutter; Linear lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952658675     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01681.x     Document Type: Article

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