Randomized comparison of slow pathway modification within the posteroseptal versus the midseptal area in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1287-1290

  Li, Yi Gang ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Grönefeld, Gerian ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0032533778     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00618-3     Document Type: Article

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