Adenosine restores atrio-venous conduction after apparently successful ostial isolation of the pulmonary veins

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2155-2163

  Tritto, Massimo ^a   De Ponti, Roberto ^b   Salerno Uriarte, Jorge A ^b   Spadacini, Giammario ^a   Marazzi, Raffaella ^b   Moretti, Paolo ^a   Lanzotti, Marcelo ^b  

^a Cardiology Department Mater Domini   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Mapping; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIDE EFFECT;

ADENOSINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644259360     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.08.023     Document Type: Article

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