Clinical implication of adenosine test at repeat atrial fibrillation ablation procedure: The importance of detecting dormant thoracic vein conduction

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1117-1123

  Miyazaki, Shinsuke ^a   Kobori, Atsushi ^b   Komatsu, Yuki ^a   Kuwahara, Taishi ^b   Uchiyama, Takashi ^a   Kusa, Shigeki ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Hachiya, Hitoshi ^a   Hirao, Kenzo ^c   Isobe, Mitsuaki ^c   Takahashi, Atsushi ^b   Iesaka, Yoshito ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Dormant conduction; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DORMANT THORACIC VEIN CONDUCTION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA ISOLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 84873834114     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.112.975029     Document Type: Article

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