Catheter ablation of macroreentrant atrial tachycardia in patients following atriotomy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1566-1568

  Nakagawa, H ^a   Jackman, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCAR FORMATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036799053     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3280     Document Type: Editorial

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