Comparison of the location of slow conduction velocity in cavotricuspid-dependent atrial flutter in patients with and without prior atriotomy: Different arrhythmogenic basis and clinical implications for placement of atriotomy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 988-995

  Yang, Bing ^a   Ju, Weizhu ^a   Chen, Hongwu ^a   Zhang, Fengxiang ^a   Chen, Kai ^a   Gu, Kai ^a   Cao, Kejiang ^a   Chen, Minglong ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Cardiac surgery; Catheter ablation; Conduction velocity; Electroanatomic mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84870445531     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02348.x     Document Type: Article

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