Interactions between two simultaneous tachycardias within an electrically isolated pulmonary vein

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-445

  Rostock, Thomas ^a   O'Neill, Mark D ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia mechanisms; Atrial fibrillation; Focal tachycardia; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COURSE EVALUATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HEART CATHETER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADENOSINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947205168     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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