Fragmented, long-duration, low-amplitude electrograms characterize the origin of focal atrial tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1086-1092

  De Groot, Natasja M S ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Focal atrial tachycardia; Fractionation; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 33748754700     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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