Proximity of Coronary Arteries to the Atrioventricular Valve Annulus in Young Patients and Implications for Ablation Procedures

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1752-1755

  Al Ammouri, Iyad ^a   Perry, James C ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY SINUS; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 33744516021     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.037     Document Type: Article

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