Radiofrequency catheter ablation of junctional ectopic tachycardia with preservation of atrioventricular conduction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1284-1288

  Simmers, Timothy A ^a   Sreeram, Narayanswami ^a   Wittkampf, Fred H M ^a   Derksen, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; ISOPRENALINE; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038742917     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00181.x     Document Type: Article

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