Acute Coronary Artery Stenosis during Slow Pathway Ablation for Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia in a Child

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-100

  Blaufox, Andrew D ^a,b   Saul, J Philip ^a  

^a Children's Heart Program   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Coronary artery; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; DIGOXIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; ISOPRENALINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY STENOSIS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0742272612     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03378.x     Document Type: Article

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