Utilization of retrograde right bundle branch block to differentiate atrioventricular nodal from accessory pathway conduction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 751-758

  Kapa, Suraj ^a   Henz, Benhur D ^a   Dib, Chadi ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^a   Munger, Thomas M ^a   Ladewig, Dorothy J ^a   Hammill, Stephen C ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiovascular Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; AV node reentrant tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation; Retrograde right bundle branch block; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY PATHWAY CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, RECIPROCATING; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649639428     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01447.x     Document Type: Article

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