Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia with multiple AH jumps: Electrophysiological characteristics and radiofrequency ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1849-1855

  Kuo, Chi Tai ^a,b   Luqman, Nazar ^a   Lin, Kuo Hung ^a   Cheng, Nye Jan ^a   Hsu, Tsu Shiu ^a   Lee, Ying Shiung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Multiple jumps; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141853813     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00279.x     Document Type: Article

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