Adenosine-sensitive atrial reentrant tachycardia originating from the atrioventricular nodal transitional area

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 854-864

  Iesaka, Yoshito ^a,d   Takahashi, Atsushi ^a   Goya, Masahiko ^a   Soejima, Yohkoh ^a   Okamoto, Yoshihiro ^a   Fujiwara, Hideomi ^a   Aonuma, Kazutaka ^b   Nogami, Akihiko ^b   Hiroe, Michiaki ^b   Marumo, Fumiaki ^b   Hiraoka, Masayasu ^c  

^a Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine sensitivity; Atrial tachycardia; Atrioventricular node; AV nodal transitional tissues; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 8544231379     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00846.x     Document Type: Article

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