Randomized comparison of multipolar, duty-cycled, bipolar-unipolar radiofrequency versus conventional catheter ablation for treatment of common atrial flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1109-1113

  Erdogan, Ali ^a   Guettler, Norbert ^a   Doerr, Oliver ^a   Franzen, Wolfgang ^a   Soydan, Nedim ^a   Bilgin, Mehmet ^a   Vogelsang, Pascal ^a   Parahuleva, Mariana ^a   Tillmanns, Harald ^a   Stracke, Siegbert ^a   Guenduez, Dursun ^a   Neuhof, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; atrial flutter; catheter ablation; cavotricuspid isthmus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPOLAR DUTY CYCLED BIPOLAR UNIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 78649263836     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01780.x     Document Type: Article

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