Exploring atrial macroreentrant circuits

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 688-689

  Delacretaz, Etienne ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOG; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTRAATRIAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; MACROREENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRICUSPID VALVE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 22244469014     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50121.x     Document Type: Note

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