Electrophysiologic characteristics of atrial tachycardia originating from the right pulmonary veins or posterior right atrium: Double potentials obtained from the posterior wall of the right atrium can be useful to predict foci of atrial tachycardia in the right pulmonary veins or posterior right atrium

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 745-751

  Yamada, Takumi ^a,d   Murakami, Yoshimasa ^a   Muto, Masahiro ^a   Okada, Taro ^a   Okamoto, Mitsuhiro ^a   Toyama, Junji ^a   Yoshida, Yukihiko ^b   Tsuboi, Naoya ^b   Ito, Teruo ^b   Kondo, Takahisa ^c   Inden, Yasuya ^c   Hirai, Makoto ^c   Murohara, Toyoaki ^c  

^a Aichi Prefectural Owari Hospital   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Aichi Prefectural Owari Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Double potential; Posterior wall of the right atrium; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Right pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 3242706578     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03513.x     Document Type: Article

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