Predictors of acute and long-term success after radiofrequency catheter ablation of type 1 atrial flutter.
A history of atrial fibrillation and right atrial size are both determinants of procedural and long-term outcome after RF catheter ablation of type 1 atrial flutter. The results of this study suggest that patients with no history of atrial fibrillation and a normal right atrial size have the best short- and long-term results from this procedure.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA.
Mounsey
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JP
Haines
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DiMarco
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome