Congestive heart failure induced by recipient atrial tachycardia conducted to the donor atrium after orthotopic heart transplantation: Complete regression after successful radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-404

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^a   Lunati, Maurizio ^b   Andreuzzi, Bruno ^b   Turco, Pietro ^a,c   Pellegrini, Alessandro ^b  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Orthotopic heart transplantation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART GRAFT; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SAFETY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032993050     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00688.x     Document Type: Article

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