DDD-Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy Following AV Node Ablation for Persistent Atrial Tachycardia

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-323

  Soejima, Kyoko ^a   Delacretaz, Etienne ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Friedman, Peter L ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Atrial tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Left ventricular dysfunction; Pacemaker; Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033429404     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009879718894     Document Type: Article

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