Focal atrial tachycardia originating from the distal portion of the left atrial appendage: Characteristics and long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 254-260

  Yang, Qian ^a   Ma, Jian ^a   Zhang, Shu ^a   Hu, Ji Qiang ^a   Liao, Zi Li ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Automaticity; Distal portion of the left atrial appendage; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863025115     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur302     Document Type: Article

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