Electrophysiologic characteristics of verapamil-sensitive atrial tachycardia originating from the atrioventricular annulus

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1425-1430

  Yamabe, Hiroshige ^a   Tanaka, Yasuaki ^b   Okumura, Ken ^b   Morikami, Yasuhiro ^b   Kimura, Yoshihiro ^b   Hokamura, Youichi ^b   Ogawa, Hisao ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIBENZOLINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 20444441000     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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