Atypical atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia with atrioventricular block mimicking atrial tachycardia: Electrophysiologic properties and radiofrequency ablation therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1302-1308

  Taniguchi, Yasuhiro ^a   Yeh, San Jou ^b   Wen, Ming Shien ^b   Wang, Chun Chieh ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030664486     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb01022.x     Document Type: Article

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