Is ablation of atrial flutter always safe?

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Published in Pacing Clin Electrophysiol on July 21, 2012

Authors

Beatrice Brembilla-Perrot1, Mourad Lemdersi Filali, Pierre-Yves Zinzius, Jean-Marc Sellal, D Beurrier, Jerome Schwartz, Christian DE Chillou, Gabriel Cismaru, Mahesh Pauriah

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, CHU of Brabois, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France. b.brembilla-perrot@chu-nancy.fr

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