Irregular atrial activation during atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: Evidence of an upper common pathway

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-313

  Guo, Hongsheng M ^a   Nerheim, Pamela ^a   Olshansky, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Dual pathways; Reentry; Supraventricular tachycardia; Upper common pathway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0037359994     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02430.x     Document Type: Article

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