Noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) of epicardial activation before and after catheter ablation of the accessory pathway in a patient with Ebstein anomaly

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 857-860

  Ghosh, Subham ^a,b   Avari, Jennifer N ^c   Rhee, Edward K ^a,c,d   Woodard, Pamela K ^a,e   Rudy, Yoram ^a,b,c,e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Ebstein anomaly; Electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI); Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOABLATION; DELTA RHYTHM; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44549084149     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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