Electrophysiologic properties of the atrioventricular node in pediatric patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 403-407

  Cohen, Mitchell I ^a   Wieand, Tammy S ^a   Rhodes, Larry A ^a   Vetter, Victoria L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031026080     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00487-1     Document Type: Article

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