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New Approaches to Treatment of Atrial Flutter and Tachycardia

1996; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00539.x

1540-8167

Michael D. Lesh, Jonathan M. Kalman, Jeffrey E. Olgin,

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Journal of Cardiovascular ElectrophysiologyVolume 7, Issue 4 p. 368-381 New Approaches to Treatment of Atrial Flutter and Tachycardia MICHAEL D. LESH M.D., S.M., FACC, Corresponding Author MICHAEL D. LESH M.D., S.M., FACC Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaAddress for correspondence: Michael D. Lesh, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, Room MU-428; Box 1354, San Francisco. CA 94143-1354. Fax: 415-476-6260.Search for more papers by this authorJONATHAN M. KALMAN M.B.B.S., Ph.D., FRACP, JONATHAN M. KALMAN M.B.B.S., Ph.D., FRACP Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorJEFFREY E. OLGIN M.D., JEFFREY E. OLGIN M.D. Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author MICHAEL D. LESH M.D., S.M., FACC, Corresponding Author MICHAEL D. LESH M.D., S.M., FACC Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaAddress for correspondence: Michael D. Lesh, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, Room MU-428; Box 1354, San Francisco. CA 94143-1354. Fax: 415-476-6260.Search for more papers by this authorJONATHAN M. KALMAN M.B.B.S., Ph.D., FRACP, JONATHAN M. KALMAN M.B.B.S., Ph.D., FRACP Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorJEFFREY E. OLGIN M.D., JEFFREY E. OLGIN M.D. Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00539.xCitations: 26 Section Editor; John M. Miller, M.D. Dr. Olgin is supported by the American Heart Association (California Affiliate) and is the recipient of a California Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Kalman is supported by the Ralph Reader Overseas Research Fellowship of the National Heart Foundation of Australia. 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