Co-existence of atrial tachycardia and common atrial flutter: Electrophysiologic characteristics and radiofrequency catheter ablation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-85

  Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chiang, Chern En ^a   Lee, Shih Huang ^b   Ueng, Kwo Chang ^a   Wen, Zu Chi ^a   Yu, Wen Chung ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Huang, Jin Long ^a,b   Chen, Chun Yin ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Atrial tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030570414     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(96)02630-7     Document Type: Article

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