Atrioventricular block occurring several months after radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 616-618

  Elhag, O ^a   Miller, H C ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Atrioventricular nodal re entrant tachycardia; Pacing; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0031839256     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.6.616     Document Type: Article

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