Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in patients with sinus node dysfunction: Electrophysiologic characteristics, clinical presentation, and results of slow pathway ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 470-478

  Kreiner, Gerhard ^a,b   Frey, Bernhard ^a   Gössinger, Heinz David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction; Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Dual atrioventricular nodal pathways; Sinus node dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0031899796     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb01838.x     Document Type: Article

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