Instantaneous electrophysiological changes characterizing achievement of mitral isthmus linear block

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1217-1223

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a,b   Shah, Ashok J ^a,b   Jadidi, Amir S ^a,b   Scherr, Daniel ^a,b   Wilton, Stephen B ^a,b   Hocini, Mélèze ^a,b   Jaïs, Pierre ^a,b   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a,b  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; left atrial flutter; linear ablation; mitral isthmus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL ISTHMUS LINEAR BLOCK; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EPICARDIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755189946     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02107.x     Document Type: Article

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