Catheter ablation of junctional ectopic tachycardia in children, with preservation of atrioventricular conduction

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 280-286

  Emmel, M ^a   Sreeram, N ^a   Brockmeier, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Idiopathic junctional ectopic tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART PRESERVATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFUSION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17844379528     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-005-0215-4     Document Type: Article

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