Heart rate variability: Does it change after RF ablation of reentrant supraventricular tachycardia?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Emkanjoo, Z ^a   Alasti, M ^a   Arya, A ^a   Haghjoo, M ^a   Dehghani, M R ^a   Fazelifar, A F ^a   Heydari, R ^a   Sadr Ameli, M A ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Mean heart rate; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31144477865     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-4836-y     Document Type: Article

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