AV nodal reentrant tachycardia with unusual characteristics: Lessons from radiofrequency catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-333

  Chen, Shih Ann ^a,c   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lee, Shih Huang ^b   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031893730     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00917.x     Document Type: Article

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