Surface electrocardiogram characteristics of atrial tachycardias occurring after pulmonary vein isolation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1136-1143

  Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^a   Dixit, Sanjay ^a   Bala, Rupa ^a   Callans, David J ^a   Lin, David ^a   Sauer, William ^a   Garcia, Fermin ^a   Cooper, Joshua ^a   Russo, Andrea M ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a Electrophysiology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 34548255927     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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