Electrical connection between left superior and inferior pulmonary veins in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 490-492

  Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a,c   Iesaka, Yoshito ^a   Takahashi, Atsushi ^a   Hiraoka, Masayasu ^b  

^a Tsuchiura Kyoudo Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Connection between pulmonary veins; Electrophysiologic breakthrough; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN; LEFT SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 0036264275     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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