Radiofrequency catheter ablation for incessant atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia normalized H-V block associated with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 315-319

  Furushima, Hiroshi ^a   Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Sugiura, Hirotaka ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

atrioventricular nodal re entrant tachycardia; HV block; radiofrequency catheter ablation; Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART DILATATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 5144224798     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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