Novel concept of atrial tachyarrhythmias originating from the superior vena cava: Insight from noncontact mapping

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 533-539

  Liu, Tu Ying ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lee, Pi Chang ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Higa, Satoshi ^a   Ding, Yu An ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mapping; Superior vena cava; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0038242217     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02473.x     Document Type: Article

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