Avoidance of electromagnetic interference to implantable cardiovertor-defibrillator during atrioventricular node ablation for atrial fibrillation using transvenous cryoablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 914-916

  Siu, Chung Wah ^a   Tse, Hung Fat ^a   Lau, Chu Pak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cryoablation; Electromagnetic interference; ICD shock

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CRYOSURGERY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747140687     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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