Prolongation of the fast pathway effective refractory period during cryoablation in children: A marker of slow pathway modification

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1179-1185

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

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoablation; Fast pathway effective refractory period; Pediatrics; Slow pathway modification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CHILD; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744481198     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.08.017     Document Type: Article

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