Radiofrequency catheter ablation of AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia in scimitar syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-307

  Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, George J ^a   Wever, Eric F D ^a   Robles De Medina, Etienne O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cardiac arrhythmia; radiofrequency catheter ablation; scimitar syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCIMITAR SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCIMITAR SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0343118181     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(96)02871-9     Document Type: Article

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