Sub-threshold stimulation in variants of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia: Electrophysiological effects and impact for guidance of slow pathway ablation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1249-1256

  Willems, Stephan ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Shenasa, Mohammad ^b   Weiss, Christian ^a   Risius, Tim ^a   Ventura, Rodolfo ^a   Hoffmann, Matthias ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b O'Connor Hospital California   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal re entrant tachycardia; Endocardial mapping; Slow pathway ablation; Sub threshold stimulation; Variants of AVNRT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042837777     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.05.017     Document Type: Article

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