ATP revealed extra pulmonary vein source of atrial fibrillation after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-251

  Jiang, Chen Yang ^a   Jiang, Ru Hong ^a   Matsuo, Seiichiro ^b   Fu, Guo Sheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complex fractionated atrial electrograms

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; HEPARIN; ISOPRENALINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 75849125360     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02532.x     Document Type: Article

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