Effects on Cardiac Performance of Atrioventricular Node Catheter Ablation Using Radiofrequency Current for Drug‐Refractory Atrial Arrhythmias

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1275-1284

  TWIDALE, NICHOLAS ^a   SUTTON, KAYE ^a   BARTLETT, LYN ^a   DOOLEY, ALISON ^a   WINSTANLEY, SUSAN ^a   HEDDLE, WILLIAM ^a   HASSAM, RHONDA ^a   KOUTSOUNIS, HARI ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation flutter; atrioventricular block; cardiac performance; catheter ablation; radiofrequency current

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

EID: 0027276310     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1993.tb01714.x     Document Type: Article

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