Characterization of Low Right Atrial Isthmus as the Slow Conduction Zone and Pharmacological Target in Typical Atrial Flutter
- 21 October 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 96 (8), 2601-2611
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.96.8.2601
Abstract
Background Previous electrophysiological studies in patients with typical atrial flutter suggested that the slow conduction zone might be located in the low right atrial isthmus, which is a path fo...Keywords
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