Efficacy and safety of cryoenergy in the ablation of atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia substrates in children and adolescents

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 960-966

  Kriebel, Thomas ^a   Broistedt, Claudia ^a   Kroll, Maja ^a   Sigler, Matthias ^a   Paul, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory pathways; Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Children; Cryoenergy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOENERGY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944475207     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50054.x     Document Type: Article

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