Focal left atrial tachycardias not associated with prior catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-27

  Biviano, Angelo B ^a   Bain, William ^a   Whang, William ^a   Leitner, Joshua ^b   Dizon, José ^a   Hickey, Kathleen ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; focal left atrial tachycardia; sarcoidosis; transplant

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; BISOPROLOL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART GRAFT; HEART RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OSTIUM FOCUS; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855885992     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03227.x     Document Type: Article

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