Electrophysiologic characteristics and catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardia with more than one focus

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-203

  Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b,e   Higa, Satoshi ^c   Huang, Jin Long ^a,b,d   Tai, Ching Tai ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Chang, Chien Jong ^a,b   Tsai, Wen Chin ^a,b   Lee, Pi Chang ^a,b   Ishigaki, Sugako ^c   Oyakawa, Asuka ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial substrate; Catheter ablation; Focal atrial tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849100080     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.10.041     Document Type: Article

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