Cryoablation in pediatric atrioventricular nodal reentry: Electrophysiologic effects on atrioventricular nodal conduction

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 557-563

  Collins, Kathryn K ^a   Dubin, Anne M ^b   Chiesa, Nancy A ^a   McDaniel, George M ^a,b   Van Hare, George F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Children; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL FUNCTION; BUNDLE OF HIS; CHILD; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646002618     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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