Management of focal atrial tachycardias originating from the atrial appendage with the combination of radiofrequency catheter ablation and minimally invasive atrial appendectomy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-25

  Guo, Xiao Gang ^a   Zhang, Jin Lin ^b   Ma, Jian ^a   Jia, Yu He ^a   Zheng, Zhe ^a   Wang, Hong Yue ^a   Su, Xi ^b   Zhang, Shu ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b WUHAN ASIA HEART HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial appendage; Focal atrial tachycardia; Long term success; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Video assisted thoracoscopic atrial appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL APPENDAGE TACHYCARDIA; ATRIAL APPENDECTOMY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; YOUNG ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891723635     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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