Anatomical variations of the right coronary artery may be a source of difficult block and conduction recurrence in catheter ablation of common-type atrial flutter
Author(s) -
Hanno U. Klemm,
Tim Frederik Weber,
Christin Johnsen,
P Begemann,
T Meinertz,
Rodolfo Ventura
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/euq320
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , right coronary artery , atrial flutter , tricuspid valve , catheter ablation , ostium , cardiology , anatomy , nuclear medicine , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
Although Eustachian valves and recesses have been related to resistance to block, the effect of convective cooling by the right coronary artery (RCA) has not been evaluated in the clinical setting.
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