Radiofrequency current catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways in Ebstein's anomaly

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 376-383

  Cappato, Riccardo ^a   Schlüter, Michael ^a   Weiß, Christian ^b   Antz, Matthias ^b   Koschyk, Dietmar H ^b   Hofmann, Thomas ^b   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; Ebstein's anomaly; tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029834530     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.3.376     Document Type: Article

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