Junctional tachycardia during radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathway in patients with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia: Effects of autonomic blockade

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-60

  Chen, Mien Cheng ^a   Bih Fang Guo, G ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomic blockade; Junctional tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0032960188     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00642.x     Document Type: Article

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