Ablation above the semilunar valves: When, why, and how? Part II

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1625-1630

  Suleiman, Mahmoud ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Anatomy; Atrial tachycardia; Coronary arteries; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency ablation; WPW

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HIS BUNDLE ELECTROGRAM; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE;

AORTIC VALVE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 55249103202     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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