Vagal reflex provoked by radiofrequency catheter ablation in the right aortic sinus cusp: A Bezold-Jarisch-like phenomenon

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   Yoshida, Yukihiko ^b   Inden, Yasuya ^c   Murohara, Toyoaki ^c   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Premature ventricular contraction; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Right aortic sinus cusp; Vagal reflex

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BEZOLD JARISCH LIKE PHENOMENON; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS REFLEX;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SINUS OF VALSALVA; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 56549096530     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9292-4     Document Type: Article

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