Slow atrioventricular nodal reentrant arrhythmias: Clinical recognition, electrophysiological characteristics, and response to radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 950-953

  Vijayaraman, Pugazhendhi ^a,b   Alaeddini, Jamshid ^c   Storm, Randle ^a,b   Oren, Jesse ^a,b   Wood, Mark A ^c   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^c  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentry; Dual AV nodal pathways; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548317276     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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