title: The results of atrial flutter ablation in patients with and without a history of atrial fibrillation.
abstract: To determine the impact of atrial flutter radiofrequency catheter ablation on recurrence of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, 32 patients with atrial flutter (18 with a history of atrial fibrillation) were followed for a mean of 8.6 months; atrial flutter has not recurred after 1 (26 patients) or 2 (5 patients) successful ablation procedures. Atrial flutter did not appear proarrhythmic for atrial fibrillation, with only 1 of 15 patients without a history of atrial fibrillation developing the arrythmia in the absence of an alcohol binge or cocaine use.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia Heart Institute, Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Movsowitz
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Callans
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartzman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Marchlinski
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome