Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways;Hochfrequenzstrom-katheterablation akzessorischer leitungsbahnen

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Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 219-230

  Hindricks, Gerhard ^a,b   Kottkamp, Hans ^a   Borggrefe, Martin ^a   Breithardt, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Arrhythmias; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY CELL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031902520     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03044318     Document Type: Review

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