Myocardial injury induced by radiofrequency and low energy ablation: A quantitative study of CK isoforms, CK-MB, and troponin-T concentrations

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1410-1416

  Katritsis, Demosthenes G ^a,b   Hossein Nia, Mojgan ^a   Anastasakis, Aris ^a   Poloniecki, Jan ^a   Holt, David W ^a   Camm, A John ^a   Ward, David E ^a   Rowland, Edward ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Creatine kinase; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE; ISOENZYME; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0031902908     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00212.x     Document Type: Article

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