Complex electrophysiological characteristics in atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with continuous atrioventricular node function curves

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2541-2547

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

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

atrioventricular node; catheter ablation; tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030983587     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.11.2541     Document Type: Article

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