Distribution of mean cycle length in cavo-tricuspid isthmus dependent atrial flutter

Physiological Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Havranek S ^a   Simek J ^a   Stovicek P ^a   Wichterle, D ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia cycle length; Catheter ablation; Cavo tricuspid isthmus dependent atrial flutter

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 84861559464     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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