Anatomical distribution, conduction properties, and mode of recurrence after ablation of multiple compared to single accessory pathways;Anatomische Verteilung, Leitungseigenschaften und Rezidivverhalten nach Ablation von multiplen im Vergleich zu singularen akzessorischen Leitungsbahnen

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-230

  Schluter M ^a   Schluter C A ^b   Cappato, R ^a   Hebe, J ^a   Siebels, J ^a   Kuck, K H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

accessory pathway; catheter ablation; comparative study; radiofrequency current

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; EBSTEIN'S ANOMALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0030898404     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050054     Document Type: Article

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