Gender Differences of Electrophysiological Characteristics in Focal Atrial Tachycardia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-100

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

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR PULMONALE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649344091     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.02.050     Document Type: Article

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