Heart Rhythm
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 198-203, February 2009

Electrophysiologic characteristics and catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardia with more than one focus

  • Yu-Feng Hu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Satoshi Higa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Jin-Long Huang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Heart Failure Division, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Tai Tai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yenn-Jiang Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Lin Chang, MD, FHRS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Wei Lo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ta-Chuan Tuan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Jong Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chin Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pi-Chang Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sugako Ishigaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Asuka Oyakawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Shih-Ann Chen, MD, FHRS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Shih-Ann Chen, Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 11 August 2008; accepted 27 October 2008. published online 03 November 2008.

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 This study is supported by research grants from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V96C1-049, V97C1-059), National Scientific Council (NSC95-2314-B-010-017, NSC95-2314-B-010-025, NSC96-2314-B-010-006, NSC96-2628-B-010-036), Research Foundation of Cardiovascular Medicine, (RFCM 96-02-018).

 There are no conflicts of interest to report.

PII: S1547-5271(08)01078-3

doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.10.041

Heart Rhythm
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 198-203, February 2009

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