Left atrionodal connections in typical and atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardias: Activation sequence in the coronary sinus and results of radiofrequency catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-177

  Nam, Gi Byoung ^a   Rhee, Kyoung Suk ^a   Kim, Jun ^a   Choi, Kee Joon ^a   Kim, You Ho ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrioventricular node; Coronary sinus; Reentry; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY SINUS; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RECORDING; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33644781012     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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