Atrial tachycardias in patients with congenital heart disease: A minimally invasive simplified approach in the use of three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 689-695

  Drago, Fabrizio ^a   Russo, Mario Salvatore ^a   Marazzi, Raffaella ^b   Salerno Uriarte, Jorge Antonio ^b   Silvetti, Massimo Stefano ^a   De Ponti, Roberto ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Congenital heart disease; Electroanatomic mapping; Incisional atrial tachycardia; Macro reentrant tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MACRO REENTRANT ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955382684     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur027     Document Type: Article

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