Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia: Current Challenges and Future Directions

Omar Z Yasin, Vaibhav R Vaidya, Shireen R Chacko, Samuel J Asirvatham, Omar Z Yasin, Vaibhav R Vaidya, Shireen R Chacko, Samuel J Asirvatham

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Keywords: Ablation; inappropriate sinus tachycardia; laser ablation; sinoatrial node.

Conflict of interest statement

S. J. Asirvatham is a consultant for Abiomed, Atricure, Biosense Webster, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Spectranetics, St. Jude Medical, Sanofi-Aventis, Wolters Kluwer, Elsevier, and Zoll. The other authors report no conflicts of interest for the published content.

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