The history of AV nodal reentry

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1232-1237

  Scheinman, Melvin M ^a   Yang, Yanfei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AV nodal reentry; AV node historical review; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTORY;

CARDIOLOGY; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33644845838     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.50241.x     Document Type: Review

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