Atrial macroreentry involving the myocardium of the coronary sinus: A unique mechanism for atypical flutter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1094-1099

  Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a   Jayachandran, J Vijay ^a   Engesstein, Erica ^a   Groh, William ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial flutter; Atrial tachycardia; Atrium; Coronary sinus; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031724444     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00886.x     Document Type: Article

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