Postcardiac injury syndrome complicating radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular node

Acute Cardiac Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-124

  Kibos, A ^a   Pacouret, G ^a   Babuty, D ^a   De Labriolle, A ^a   Fauchier, L ^a   Charbonnier, B ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Pericarditis; Postcardiac injury syndrome; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRESSLER SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SYNDROME;

EID: 33745846421     PISSN: 17482941     EISSN: 1748295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482940600765935     Document Type: Article

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