Catheter ablation of inducible atrial flutter, in combination with atrial pacing and antiarrhythmic drugs ("hybrid therapy") improves rhythm control in patients with refractory atrial fibrillation.

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Published in J Interv Card Electrophysiol on June 01, 2002

Authors

Atul Prakash1, Sanjeev Saksena, Ryszard B Krol, Artur Filipecki, George Philip

Author Affiliations

1: Arrhythmia & Pacemaker Service, Cardiovascular Institute, Atlantic Health System (East), Passaic, NJ, USA.

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