The sensitivity of transesophageal pacing for screening in atrial tachycardias

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-242

  Kesek, Milos ^a   Sheikh, Hormoz ^a   Bastani, Hamid ^a   Blomström, Per ^a   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Screening; Supraventricular arrhythmia; Tachycardia; Transesophageal pacing

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0033962230     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00191-6     Document Type: Article

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