Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Surgery to radiofrequency catheter ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2 II, 1997, Pages 512-532

  Gallagher, John J ^a  

^a Carolinas Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AIR EMBOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0031043925     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb06208.x     Document Type: Review

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