Ablation of post-surgical intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia: Predilection target sites and mapping approach

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1609-1616

  Anna W ^a   Van Rensburg, H ^a   Adams, J ^a   Ector, H ^a   Van De Werf, F ^a   Heidbüchel, Hein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intra atrial reentrant tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036797257     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3168     Document Type: Article

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