Electrophysiologic characteristics and outcome of segmental ostial superior vena cava isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation initiated by superior vena cava ectopy: comparison with pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-325

  Muto, Masahiro ^a   Yamada, Takumi ^b   Murakami, Yoshimasa ^c   Okada, Taro ^c   Okamoto, Mitsuhiro ^c   Shimizu, Takeshi ^c   Toyama, Junji ^c   Yoshida, Yukihiko ^d   Tsuboi, Naoya ^d   Ito, Teruo ^d   Kondo, Takahisa ^e   Inden, Yasuya ^e   Hirai, Makoto ^e   Murohara, Toyoaki ^e  

^a HAMAMATSU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Aichi Prefectural Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; ISOLATED HEART; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

EID: 34250778398     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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