Benefits of catheter ablation of typical cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter using half-normal saline
Conclusions RFA of AFL using HNS is an effective and safe procedure. In patients with unfavorable anatomy who required a greater number of applications, the radiofrequency time was significantly shorter using HNS. Baseline characteristicsHNS (19 p)NS(19 p)pAge56 ± 12.3 years61 ± 10.8 years.22Male16 p (84%)1 6 p (84%)1Heart Disease7 p (36.8%)5 p (26.3%).68Ejection Fraction57.1 ± 11%56 ± 14.3%.49Ejection Fraction< 50%2 p (10.5%)2 p (10.5%)1Electroanatomic mapping10 p (52.6%)8 p (42.1%).7Abstract Figure. Fugure 1
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