Multiple anterograde atrioventricular node pathways in patients with atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 725-731

  Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c   Chiang, Chern En ^b   Lee, Shih Huang ^a   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^b   Ueng, Kwo Chang ^b   Wen, Zu Chi ^b   Chen, Yi Jen ^b   Chang, Mau Song ^b  

^a Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030245590     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00217-3     Document Type: Article

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