Importance of endocardial electrograms for the success of radiofrequency modification of the atrioventricular node in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia;Bedeutung der endokardialen Elektrogramme fur den Erfolg der AV-Knoten- Modulation bei Patienten mit AV-Knoten-Reentry-Tachykardien

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 896-901

  Ziegert, K ^a   Stellbrink, C ^a   Schauerte, P ^a   Diem, B ^a   Hanrath, P ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AV nodal reentrant tachycardia; Intracardiac mapping; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0031283417     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050129     Document Type: Article

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