Long-term follow-up after atrioventricular nodal ablation and pacing: Low incidence of sudden cardiac death

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11 II, 2000, Pages 1925-1929

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^a   Brignole, Michele ^b   Coltorti, Fernando ^a   Galimberti, Paola ^a   Gianfranchi, Lorella ^b   Menozzi, Carlo ^c   Magenta, Giovanni ^d   Delise, Pietro ^e   Proclemer, Alessandro ^f   Tognarini, Stefano ^g   Ometto, Renato ^h   Acquati, Fabrizio ⁱ   Mantovan, Roberto ^j  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Civile di Feltre   (Italy)

^f Udine Hospital   (Italy)

^g Piombino Hospital   (Italy)

^h Vicenza Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^j Pontesampiero Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

AV nodal catheter ablation; Heart disease; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033665971     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb07054.x     Document Type: Article

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