Double atrial potentials recorded in the coronary sinus in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A possible mechanism of induced atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Chiang, Chern En ^b   Tsai, Chin Feng ^b   Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Chan, Paul ^a   Kuo, Yu Chen ^a   Lee, Shih Huang ^b   Ueng, Kwo Chang ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; double potentials; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SAMPLE SIZE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 4644359969     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JICE.0000042347.27095.b4     Document Type: Article

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