Risks and complications of radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias;Komplikationen und risiken der hochfrequenzstrom-katheterablation tachykarder herzrhythmusstorungen

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Hindricks, Gerhard ^a   Kottkamp, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Catheter ablation; Complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0343238426     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920070077     Document Type: Article

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