Autonomic effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-185

  Duru, F ^a   Bauersfeld, U ^a   Candinas, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asystole; Autonomic dysfunction; AV nodal reentrant tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation; Slow pathway

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS;

EID: 0034173156     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.1999.0087     Document Type: Article

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