Cardiac denervation after radiofrequency ablation of supraventricular tachycardias

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 725-731

  Psychari, Stavroula N ^a   Theodorakis, George N ^a   Koutelou, Maria ^a   Livanis, Efthimios G ^a   Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DENERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RR INTERVAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032521535     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)01008-4     Document Type: Article

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