Location of the lower turnaround point in typical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia: A quantitative model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-40

  Li, Yi Gang ^a   Bender, Birgit ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Grönefeld, Gerian ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; His bundle; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033950867     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00733.x     Document Type: Article

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