Radiofrequency catheter ablation within the coronary sinus eliminates a macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia: Importance of mapping in the coronary sinus

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-41

  Tada, Hiroshi ^a   Yamada, Minoru ^a   Naito, Shigeto ^a   Nogami, Akihiko ^b   Oshima, Shigeru ^a   Taniguchi, Koichi ^a  

^a GUNMA PREFECTURAL CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Coronary sinus; Mitral isthmus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; REOPERATION; SINOATRIAL NODE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33745644968     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-6310-2     Document Type: Article

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