Different mechanisms underlying consecutive, postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmias in a fontan patient

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  De Groot, Natasja M S ^a   Blom, Nico ^a   Vd Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Catheter ablation; Congenital heart disease; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 70350214662     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02523.x     Document Type: Article

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