Posterior fast atrioventricular node pathways: Implications for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1098-1105

  Engelstein, Erica D ^a   Stein, Kenneth M ^a   Markowitz, Steven M ^a   Lerman, Bruce B ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029871894     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00609-5     Document Type: Article

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