Catheter ablation of atrial flutter in patients with left ventricular assist device improves symptoms of right heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 165-171

  Hottigoudar, Rashmi U ^a   Deam, Allen G ^a   Birks, Emma J ^a   Mccants, Kelly C ^a   Slaughter, Mark S ^a   Gopinathannair, Rakesh ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; INOTROPIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881302527     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chf.12034     Document Type: Article

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