Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia associated with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia: clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-99

  Wylie Jr , John V ^a   Milliez, Paul ^b   Germano, Joseph J ^a   Richardson, Allison ^a   Ngwu, Ogundu ^c   Zimetbaum, Peter J ^a   Papageorgiou, Panos ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845637363     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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