Cryo-ablation for septal tachycardia substrates in pediatric patients: Mid-term results

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Miyazaki, Aya ^a   Blaufox, Andrew D ^a   Fairbrother, David L ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CryoCath Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 13644271364     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.051     Document Type: Article

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