Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Small Children: Relationship of Complications to Application Dose

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-229

  Blaufox, Andrew D ^a   Paul, Thomas ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Children; Complications

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342280350     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00415.x     Document Type: Review

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