Interrelations between morphology, QRS duration, and HV interval changes following right bundle branch radiofrequency catheter ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1180-1188

  Mehdirad, Ali Akbar ^a,c   Curtiss, Edward ^b   Tchou, Patrick ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HV interval changes; QRS duration changes; Right bundle ablation; Ventricular activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BUNDLE OF HIS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032084332     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00175.x     Document Type: Article

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