Transient complete atrioventricular block during radiofrequency ablation of slow pathway for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1367-1370

  Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b   Chiang, Chern En ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lee, Shih Huang ^a   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a   Ueng, Kwo Chang ^a   Wen, Zu Chi ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a National Science Council   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030585730     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00209-3     Document Type: Article

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