Sustained atrial tachycardia in adult patients: Electrophysiological characteristics, pharmacological response, possible mechanisms, and effects of radiofrequency ablation

Circulation

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 1262-1278

  Chen, Shih Ann ^a   Chiang, Chern En ^a   Yang, Chin Juey ^a   Cheng, Chen Chuan ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a   Wang, Shih Pu ^a   Chiang, Benjamin N ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; pharmacology; radiofrequency; tachycardia, atrial

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; EDROPHONIUM; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0027968132     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.90.3.1262     Document Type: Article

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