Spatial resolution and role of pacemapping during ablation of accessory pathways

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3 I, 1997, Pages 683-694

  Molin, Franck ^a   Savard, Pierre ^b   Dubuc, Marc ^b   Kus, Teresa ^b   Tremblay, Gaétan ^b   Nadeau, Reginald ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

body surface potential mapping; electrocardiography; radiofrequency ablation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0030893520     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03887.x     Document Type: Article

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