Ablation of difficult right-sided accessory pathways aided by mapping of tricuspid annular activation using a Halo™ catheter: Halo-mapping of right sided accessory pathways

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-182

  Wong, Tom ^a   Hussain, Wajid ^a   Markides, Vias ^a   Gorog, Diana A ^a   Wright, Ian ^a   Peters, Nicholas S ^a   Davies, D Wyn ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Catheter ablation; Halo; Mapping; Right free wall

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 33845909806     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9044-2     Document Type: Article

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