Curative therapy of cardiac tachyarrhythmias with catheter ablation - A review of the experience with the first 1000 patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 284-290

  Teo, W S ^a   Kam, R ^a   Lim, Y L ^a   Koh, T H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiological studies; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033112041     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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