Simplified 'ATP test' for noninvasive diagnosis of dual AV nodal physiology and assessment of results of slow pathway ablation in patients with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-261

  Belhassen, Bernard ^a,b   Fish, Roman ^a   Eldar, Michael ^a   Glick, Aharon ^a   Glikson, Michael ^a   Viskin, Sami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dual atrioventricular nodal pathways; Dual atrioventricular nodal physiology; Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0034118326     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb01794.x     Document Type: Article

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