Electroanatomic mapping of transseptal conduction during coronary sinus pacing in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 340-343

  Hertervig, Eva ^a   Yuan, Shiwen ^a   Liu, Shaowen ^a   Kongstad, Ole ^a   Luo, Jijian ^a   Olsson, S Bertil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Conduction; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TIME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0742306913     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430310015505     Document Type: Article

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