Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways;Hochfrequenzstrom-katheterablation akzessorischer atrioventrikularer leitungsbahnen

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Kottkamp, Hans ^a   Hindricks, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory atrioventricular pathways; Arrhythmias; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; WPW syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0343674073     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920070069     Document Type: Article

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