"Left-variant" atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: Electrophysiological characteristics and effect of slow pathway ablation within coronary sinus

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1177-1183

  Otomo, Kiyoshi ^a,b   Okamura, Hideo ^a   Noda, Takashi ^a   Satomi, Kazuhiro ^a   Shimizu, Wataru ^a   Suyama, Kazuhiro ^a   Kurita, Takashi ^a   Aihara, Naohiko ^a   Kamakura, Shiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Eccentric activation; Leftward posterior nodal extension; Slow pathway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINOATRIAL NODE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33750070920     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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