Characteristics of complex fractionated electrograms in nonpulmonary vein ectopy initiating atrial fibrillation/atrial tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1305-1312

  Lo, Li Wei ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Hu, Yu Feng ^a   Tsai, Wen Chin ^a   Tuan, Da Chun ^a   Chang, Chien Jung ^a   Lee, Pi Chang ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Tang, Wei Hua ^a   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a   Huang, Shih Yu ^a   Higa, Satoshi ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complex fractionated atrial electrograms; Pulmonary vein isolation; Right atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 70450212159     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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