Successful non-fluoroscopic radiofrequency ablation of incessant atrial tachycardia in a high risk twin pregnancy

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-31

  Zuberi, Zia ^a   Silberbauer, John ^a   Murgatroyd, Francis ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectopic atrial tachycardia; Tachycardia cardiomyopathy; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; LABETALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DETERIORATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; ECTOPIC ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; ELECTROANATOMIC MAPPING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GUIDING CATHETER; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCESSANT ECTOPIC ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; P WAVE; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWIN PREGNANCY; VASCULAR ACCESS; ABLATION CATHETER; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; IONIZING RADIATION; MAPPING CATHETER; NON FLUOROSCOPIC RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOPHILIA; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

EID: 84891532206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0972-6292(16)30712-4     Document Type: Article

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