Morphology of the thoracic veins and left atrium in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation initiated by superior caval vein ectopy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-417

  Huang, Bien Hsien ^a   Wu, Mei Han ^b,c   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b,c   Tai, Ching Tai ^b,c   Lee, Kun Tai ^b,c   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b,c   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^b,c   Lee, Shih Huang ^b,c   Chen, Yi Jen ^b,c   Kuo, Jen Yuan ^b,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c  

^a KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Superior caval vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORACIC VEIN; VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 20144389392     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40619.x     Document Type: Article

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