Catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia and bypass-tract mediated tachycardias

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-11

  Orias, David W ^b   Calkins, Hugh ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

accessory bypass tract; atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; catheter ablation; radiofrequency; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE OF HIS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0029898814     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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