Focal atrial tachycardia: Increased electrogram fractionation in the vicinity of the earliest activation site (Europace (2008) 10, (1195-1204) DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun192);Focal atrial tachycardia: Increased electrogram fractionation in the vicinity of the earliest activation site

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1195-1204

  Liuba, Ioan ^a   Walfridsson, Håkan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electrogram; Focal atrial tachycardia; Fractionation; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 52949107917     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun290     Document Type: Erratum

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