Maintenance of atrial fibrillation by pulmonary vein tachycardia with ostial conduction block: Evidence of an interpulmonary vein electrical connection

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1101-1104

  Matsuo, Seiichiro ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a   Lim, Kang Teng ^a   Knecht, Sébastien ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Interpulmonary vein connection; Pulmonary vein isolation; Pulmonary vein tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 52049083195     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01141.x     Document Type: Article

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