Mechanism of regular atrial tachyarrhythmias during combined pulomonary vein isolation and complex fractionated electrogram ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 434-441

  Nam, Gi Byoung ^a   Jin, Eun Sun ^a   Choi, HyungOh ^a   Song, Hae Geun ^a   Kim, Sung Hwan ^a   Kim, Ki Hun ^a   Hwang, Eui Seock ^a   Park, Kyoung Min ^b   Kim, Jun ^c   Rhee, Kyoung Suk ^d   Choi, Kee Joon ^a   Kim, You Ho ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Heart atria; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 77649219105     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-09-0622     Document Type: Article

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