Use of Fluoroscopic Views for Detecting Marshall's Vein in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-331

  Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yung Kuo ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Tsai, Chin Feng ^a   Ding, Yu An ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Fluoroscopic view; Marshall's vein

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; VEINS;

EID: 0347482412     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027435208576     Document Type: Article

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