13th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

January 24-31, 1998
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

RT-195

Radiofrequency ablation of atrial tachycardia: mapping techniques

Carlo Pappone, Giuseppe Stabile*, Antonio De Simone*, Francesco Furlanello, Maria Luisa Loricchio, Patrizio Mazzone, Stefano Bianchi, Tiziana Russo, Cosimo Dicandia, Sergio Chierchia.
Cardiology Department, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan, *Laboratory of Electrophysiology, Clinica San Michele, Maddaloni (CE), Italy

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