Usefulness of non-contact mapping for radiofrequency catheter ablation of inappropriate sinus tachycardia: New procedural strategy and long-term clinical outcome

Internal Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-362

  Takemoto, Masao ^a   Mukai, Yasushi ^a   Inoue, Shujiro ^a   Matoba, Tetsuya ^a   Nishizaka, Mari ^a   Ide, Tomomi ^a   Chishaki, Akiko ^b   Sunagawa, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Non contact mapping

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; ISOPRENALINE; LANDIOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; P WAVE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857155314     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.5882     Document Type: Article

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