Electrical connection between the right atrium and the superior vena cava, and the extent of myocardial sleeve in a patient with atrial fibrillation originating from the superior vena cava

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 482-485

  Ooie, Tatsuhiko ^a   Tsuchiya, Takeshi ^a,c   Ashikaga, Keiichi ^a   Takahashi, Naohiko ^a,b  

^a SAISEIKAI KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focal atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036257778     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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