Fusion of electroanatomical activation maps and multislice computed tomography to guide ablation of a focal atrial tachycardia in a fontan patient

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-434

  Tops, Laurens F ^a   De Groot, Natasja M S ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Computed tomography; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FLUOROSCOPY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; VISUAL AID;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 33645326519     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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