Concealed left anterior accessory pathways: Two approaches for successful ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 204-208

  Tada, Hiroshi ^a   Naito, Shigeto ^a   Taniguchi, Koichi ^a   Nogami, Akihiko ^a,b  

^a GUNMA PREFECTURAL CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accessory pathways; Aortic sinus of Valsalva; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037304953     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02370.x     Document Type: Article

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