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Managing difficult anatomy: remote-controlled ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in a patient with agenesis of the inferior vena cava

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Abbreviations

AVNRT:

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia

SVT:

Supra-ventricular tachycardia

IVC:

Inferior vena cava

VT:

Ventricular tachycardia

ECG:

Electrocardiogram

RF:

Radio frequency

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology/Rhythmology, St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Neuwied, Germany

    Burkhard Hügl

  2. Stereotaxis, Inc., 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA

    Dmitrij Velikan

  3. St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Neuwied, Germany

    Björn Buchter & Zdravena Findeisen

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Hügl, B., Velikan, D., Buchter, B. et al. Managing difficult anatomy: remote-controlled ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in a patient with agenesis of the inferior vena cava. Clin Res Cardiol 102, 687–691 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-013-0587-9

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