Sustained slow pathway conduction: Superior to dual atrioventricular node physiology in young patients with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-163

  Kannankeril, Prince J ^a,b   Fish, Frank A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentry; Children; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645210313     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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