High-resolution mapping of tachycardia originating from the superior vena cava: Evidence of electrical heterogeneity, slow conduction, and possible circus movement reentry

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 388-392

  Shah, Dipen C ^a   Häissaguerre, Michel ^a   Jäis, Pierre ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Reentry; Slow conduction; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036112624     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00388.x     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Electrical properties of the thoracic veins
2. Spontaneous initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating in the pulmonary veins
3. Initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating from the superior vena cava: Electrophysiological characteristics and results of radiofrequency ablation
4. Spread of excitation from the atrium into thoracic veins in human beings and dogs
5. Toward a mechanism-based understanding of atrial fibrillation
6. Flecainide-induced arrhythmia in canine ventricular epicardium. Phase 2 reentry?
7. Electrophysiological end point for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation initiated from multiple pulmonary venous foci