Electroanatomical mapping and radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial tachycardia originating from the recipient heart with recipient-to-donor atrio-atrial conduction after orthotopic heart transplantation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-67

  Kantharia, Bharat K ^a   Wilbur, Sabrina L ^b   Kutalek, Steven P ^c   Padder, Farooq A ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Electroanatomical mapping; Heart transplantation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATIGUE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART GRAFT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 17644364434     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-5842-1     Document Type: Article

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