Radiofrequency catheter ablation for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in children and adolescents without structural heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1438-1443

  Kugler, John D ^a   Danford, David A ^a   Houston, Kris ^a   Felix, Gary ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030782376     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00736-4     Document Type: Article

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