Effect of sequential radiofrequency ablation lesions at fast and slow atrioventricular nodal pathway positions in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 502-508

  Garrat, Clifford J ^a   Skehan, J Douglas ^a   Payne, Gillian E ^a   Stafford, Peter J ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 0029888550     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.5.502     Document Type: Article

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