Noncontact three-dimensional mapping guides catheter ablation of difficult atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-163

  Lee, Pi Chang ^b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Liu, Tu Ying ^a   Huang, Bien Hsien ^a   Higa, Satoshi ^a   Yuniadi, Yoga ^a   Lee, Kun Tai ^a   Hwang, Betau ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Noncontact three dimensional mapping system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247139777     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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