Focal atrial tachycardia: Reanalysis of the clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics and prediction of successful radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-365

  Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chiang, Chern En ^a   Ding, Yu An ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial tachycardia; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031893234     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00924.x     Document Type: Article

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