Atrioventricular node ablation and permanent ventricular pacemaker implantation without fluoroscopy: Use of an electroanatomic navigation system

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 793-795

  Ruiz Granell, Ricardo ^a,b   Morell Cabedo, Salvador ^a   Ferrero De Loma, Angel ^a   García Civera, Roberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Clinical: cardiac mapping; Clinical: catheter ablation; Clinical: implantable devices; Pacemaker bradyarrhythmias; Three dimensional systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 22244442438     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40774.x     Document Type: Article

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