Mechanisms of atrial flutter following epicardial high intensity focused ultrasound left atrial ablative procedures during concomitant cardiac surgery

Introduction: Iatrogenic atrial tachyarrhythmias have increased with the widespread application of left atrial ablative procedures to treat atrial fibrillation. Methods and results: Entrainment and activation mapping were utilized to study the mechanisms of atrial flutter in two patients who present...

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Main Authors: Ahmed El-Damaty, Magdy Basta, John L. Sapp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260814000428