Recording and interpreting unipolar electrograms to guide catheter ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 791-796

  Tedrow, Usha B ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Conduction block; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE ELECTROGRAM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS;

EID: 79955370283     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.12.038     Document Type: Article

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