Radiofrequency ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia after surgery for congenital heart disease

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8 II, 1997, Pages 2112-2117

  Saul, J Philip ^a   Triedman, John K ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030871310     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03639.x     Document Type: Article

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