Differentiating macroreentrant from focal atrial tachycardias occurred after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 748-755

  Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a   Tsai, Wen Chin ^a   Chang, Chien Jun ^a   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a   Huang, Shih Yu ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Li, Cheng Hung ^a   Chao, Tze Fan ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^b,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

algorithm; atrial fibrillation; atrial tachycardia; ECG

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MACROREENTRANT ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960709046     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.02002.x     Document Type: Article

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