A new method for induction of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in non-inducible cases

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1789-1792

  Yamini Sharif, Ahmad ^a   Vasheghani Farahani, Ali ^a   Reza Davoodi, Gholam ^a   Kazemisaeid, Ali ^a   Fakhrzadeh, Hossein ^a   Ghazanchai, Fatemeh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atrioventricularnodal reentrant tachycardia; Non inducible; Radiofrequency warming

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ATROPINE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 81855211041     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur234     Document Type: Article

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