Superior type of atypical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia: Incidence, characteristics, and effect of slow pathway ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 998-1009

  Otomo, Kiyoshi ^a   Nagata, Yasutoshi ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Uno, Kikuya ^a   Fujiwara, Hideomi ^a   Iesaka, Yoshito ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Slow pathway; Superior type

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249134015     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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