A new method to evaluate linear block at the left atrial roof: Is it reliable without pacing?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 741-746

  Sang, Caihua ^a   Jiang, Chenxi ^a   Dong, Jianzeng ^a   Liu, Xingpeng ^a   Yu, Ronghui ^a   Long, Deyong ^a   Tang, Ribo ^a   Gao, Lingyun ^a   Ning, Man ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Li, Weiju ^a   Ma, Changsheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial tachycardia; catheter ablation; double potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; ACTION POTENTIAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHINA; EVALUATION STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CHINA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954044671     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01689.x     Document Type: Article

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