Radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial tachycardia originating from the left atrial appendage

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-48

  Kato, Masaru ^a   Adachi, Masamitsu ^a   Yano, Akio ^a   Inoue, Yoshiaki ^a   Ogura, Kazuyoshi ^a   Iitsuka, Kazuhiko ^a   Igawa, Osamu ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Automaticity; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiological study

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 34547213241     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9131-z     Document Type: Article

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