Predictors of acute and long-term success after radiofrequency catheter ablation of type 1 atrial flutter

S Nath; J P Mounsey; D E Haines; J P DiMarco

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80165-9

Predictors of acute and long-term success after radiofrequency catheter ablation of type 1 atrial flutter

Am J Cardiol. 1995 Sep 15;76(8):604-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80165-9.

Authors

S Nath¹, J P Mounsey, D E Haines, J P DiMarco

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA.

PMID: 7677087
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80165-9

Abstract

A history of atrial fibrillation and right atrial size are both determinants of procedural and long-term outcome after RF catheter ablation of type 1 atrial flutter. The results of this study suggest that patients with no history of atrial fibrillation and a normal right atrial size have the best short- and long-term results from this procedure.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Flutter / classification
Atrial Flutter / surgery*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Catheter Ablation* / instrumentation
Catheter Ablation* / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Recurrence
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome