An Alternative Approach for Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Intra-atrial Reentrant Tachycardia Associated with Open-Heart Surgery

Journal of Arrhythmia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-48

  Narita, Sumito ^a,b   Tsuchiya, Takeshi ^a   Ashikaga, Keiichi ^a   Miyamoto, Koji ^a   Taniguchi, Izumi ^a   Ando, Shin ichi ^b  

^a EP Expert Doctors Team Tsuchiya   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Futsukaichi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

ablation; intra atrial reentrant tachycardia; noncontact mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956911238     PISSN: 18804276     EISSN: 18832148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4020/jhrs.25.42     Document Type: Article

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