Ablation therapy of type I atrial flutter may eradicate paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

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作者
Katritsis, D
Iliodromitis, E
Fragakis, N
Adamopoulos, S
Kremastinos, D
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[1] Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens
[2] Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens 17674
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10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00291-3
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In patients with paroxysms of atrial fibrillation preceded by episodes of atrial flutter on Halter monitoring, eradication of the flutter circuit may also abolish the episodes of atrial fibrillation. At electrophysiology study, these patients are identified by documentation of simultaneous flutter of the right atrium and fibrillation of the left atrium.
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