Prediction of Successful Ablation Site of Concealed Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways by a Novel Algorithm Using Baseline Electrophysiological Parameters: Implication for an Abbreviated Ablation Procedure

Circulation

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 982-991

  Chiang, Chern En ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a   Lee, Shih Huang ^a   Cheng, Chen Chuan ^a   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a   Ueng, Kuo Chang ^a   Wen, Zu Chi ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029867418     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.93.5.982     Document Type: Article

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