Transcatheter cryotherapy for the treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in children: A single center experience

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-196

  Papez, Andrew L ^a   Al Ahdab, Mohamad ^a   Dick II, Macdonald ^a   Fischbach, Peter S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Children; Cryoablation; Ectopic atrial tachycardia; Junctional ectopic tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749438360     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9012-x     Document Type: Review

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