The endless fascination of right atrial flutter: Can we predict its occurrence?

Claudio Tondo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Claudio Tondo. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;34(6):1384-1385.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15958. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Claudio Tondo^{1

2}

¹ Department of Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: 3D mapping; atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; catheter ablation.

Comment on

Right atrial collision time (RACT): A novel marker of propensity for typical atrial flutter.
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