Catheter ablation or modulation of the AV node

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 406-413

  Aliot, Etienne ^a   De Chillou, Christian ^a   Sadoul, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; AV node; Catheter ablation; Modulation; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMBOLISM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036958905     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021136425733     Document Type: Review

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