Ventricular fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular node;Fibrillation ventriculaire dans les suites d'une ablation par radiofrequence de noeud auriculo-ventriculaire

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-414

  Kouakam, C ^b   Ben Ameur, Y ^b   Klug, D ^b   Lacroix, D ^b   Le Franc, P ^b   Kacet, S ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030942787     PISSN: 00039683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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