Radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia: A 14 year experience with 901 patients at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Topilski, Ian ^a,b   Rogowski, Ori ^a,b   Glick, Aharon ^a,b   Viskin, Sami ^a,b   Eldar, Michael ^a,b   Belhassen, Bernard ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33746390404     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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