Radiofrequency applications in congenital heart disease

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-126

  Veldtman, Gruschen R ^a   Hartley, Amanda ^b   Visram, Naheed ^b   Benson, Lee N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Baylis Medical Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Hypoplastic left heart; Intact interatrial septum; Percutaneous left atrial access; Pulmonary atresia; Radiofrequency ablation; Radiofrequency perforation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENERATOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PAIN; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; VASCULAR PATENCY; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 2342436037     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2.1.117     Document Type: Review

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