Pace Mapping for the Localization of Focal Atrial Tachycardia Arising Near the Mitral Annulus

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-60

  Singh, Balbir ^a   Sapra, Rakesh ^a   Gupta, Ripen K ^a   Kachru, Ranjan ^a   Ghose, Tapan ^a   Kaul, Upendra ^a  

^a Batra Hospital India   (India)

Author keywords

Ectopic atrial tachycardia; Electrophysiology; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; P WAVE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 1942533587     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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