Inadvertent Atrioventricular Block during Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation; Results of the Pediatric Radiofrequency Ablation Registry

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3214-3220

  Schaffer, Michael S ^a,e   Silka, Michael J ^b   Ross, Bertrand A ^c   Kugler, John D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Heart block; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030479714     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.12.3214     Document Type: Article

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