High success rate with cryomapping and cryoablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrytachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-489

  Jensen Urstad, Mats ^a   Tabrizi, Fariborz ^a   Kennebäck, Göran ^a   Wredlert, Christer ^a   Klang, Caroline ^a   Insulander, Per ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AV node; Cryoablation; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency ablation; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646534816     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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