The different ablation effects on atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in children with and without dual nodal pathways

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 600-606

  Lee, Pi Chang ^a   Hwang, Betau ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chiang, Chern En ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Children; Dual AV nodal pathways; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33745087149     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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