Anatomic guidance for ablation:Atrial flutter, fibrillation, and outflow tract ventricular tachycardia

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 339-356

  Sehar, Nandini ^a   Mears, Jennifer ^a   Bisco, Susan ^a   Patel, Sandeep ^a   Lachman, Nirusha ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Anatomy; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIAC IMAGING; CORONARY SINUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PECTINEUS MUSCLE; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 78751515060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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