creators_name: Nabar, Ashish
editors_name: Singh, Balbir
editors_name: Lokhandwala, Yash
editors_name: Francis, Johnson
editors_name: Gupta, Anup
type: journalp
datestamp: 2005-05-02
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:01
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title: Ablation Of Atrial Flutter:Block (Isthmus Conduction) Or Not A Block, That Is The Question?

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subjects: ipej
full_text_status: public
keywords: Atrial Flutter; Isthmus Conduction
abstract:  It is important to identify residual slow conduction and minimize the chance of resumption of conduction after right atrial isthmus ablation to reduce the chance of recurrence of atrial flutter (AFL). The aim of this article is to discuss the best possible way of confirming a bi-directional isthmus conduction (BIC) block after ablation of an isthmus-dependent AFL. A combination of activation and double potential mapping seems to be the most practical way of acutely confirming the BIC block.  

date: 2002-07
date_type: published
publication: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
volume: 2
number: 3
publisher: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group
pagerange: 85-91
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Nabar, Ashish  (2002) Ablation Of Atrial Flutter:Block (Isthmus Conduction) Or Not A Block, That Is The Question?  [Journal (Paginated)]     
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