The electrophysiologic characteristics of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia with eccentric retrograde activation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Ong, Mary Gertrude Y ^a   Lee, Pi Chang ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Lee, Kun Tai ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a   Kuo, Jen Yuan ^a   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Eccentric retrograde atrial activation; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347254549     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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