Combined Epicardial-Endocardial Approach to Ablation of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-240

  Koplan, Bruce A ^a   Parkash, Ratika ^a   Couper, Gregory ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; CLONIDINE; DILTIAZEM; FLUDROCORTISONE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS;

EID: 1542320114     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03370.x     Document Type: Article

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