Successful ablation of atrial tachycardia in the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve in a patient with atrial fibrillation: What is the substrate?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 982-986

  Gami, Apoor S ^a   Venkatachalam, K L ^b   Friedman, Paul A ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a,c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Supravalvar; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; P WAVE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY TACHYCARDIA; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43449104355     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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