Low temperature and low energy radiofrequency modification of atrioventricular nodal slow pathways in pediatric patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1071-1078

  Rhodes, Larry A ^a   Wieand, Tammy S ^a   Vetter, Victoria L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric arrhythmia; Pediatrics; Radiofrequency ablation; Slow pathway modification; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; PEDIATRICS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032779664     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00572.x     Document Type: Article

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