Focal atrial tachycardia arising from the right atrial appendage: Electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic characteristics and catheter ablation

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-424

  Zhang, T ^a   Li, X B ^a   Wang, Y L ^a   Yin, J X ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Zhang, H C ^a   Xu, Y ^a   Guo, J H ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349089002     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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