Localization of the origin of the atrioventricular junctional rhythm induced during selective ablation of slow-pathway conduction in patients with atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 937-946

  Yu, John C L ^b   Lauer, Michael R ^b   Young, Charlie ^b   Liem, L Bing ^b   Hou, Charles ^b   Sung, Ruey J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029867106     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90176-3     Document Type: Article

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