Simplified approach to radiofrequency catheter ablation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-170

  Wang, Lexin ^a,b   Li, Jingtian ^b   Yao, Rongguo ^b   Song, Shukai ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electrocardiography; Heart conduction system; Tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry; Tachycardia, paroxysmal; Tachycardia, supraventricular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RECURRENCE; SAFETY; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2642553744     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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