Should ablation be the first line treatment for supraventricular arrhythmias?

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-6

  Cosio, Francisco G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 10844272298     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.040121     Document Type: Editorial

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