Focal atrial tachycardia originating from the right atrial appendage: First successful cryoballoon isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 338-341

  Chun, Kr Julian ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Right atrial appendage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYOABLATION; EPICARDIUM; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRYOSURGERY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60849111712     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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