Simultaneous epicardial and endocardial mapping of a left-sided posteroseptal accessory pathway associated with a large coronary sinus diverticulum: Successful ablation by transection of the diverticulum's neck

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1524-1526

  Saad, Eduardo B ^a   Marrouche, Nassir F ^a   Cole, Christopher R ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Coronary sinus diverticulum; Radiofrequency ablation; Transcutaneous pericardial instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 0036801638     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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