Change in the retrograde atrial activation sequence following radiofrequency modification of the atrioventricular node: Implications for the electrophysiologic circuit of a variant of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-466

  Dizon, José ^a   Reiffel, James ^a   Kassotis, John ^b   Woollett, Ian ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Radiofrequency ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0037904835     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02100.x     Document Type: Article

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