Pericaval and periannular intra-atrial reentrant tachycardias in patients with congenital heart disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-125

  Mandapati, Ravi ^a,b   Walsh, Edward P ^a   Triedman, John K ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Congenital heart disease; Intra atrial reentrant tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART STIMULATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERICAVAL REENTRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCAR; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 0037306575     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02391.x     Document Type: Article

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