New therapy possibilities for arrhythmias using catheter ablation;Neue therapiemöglichkeiten für arrhythmien durch katheterablation

Internist

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1034-1039

  Ernst, S ^a   Kuck, K H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; High frequency ablation; Magnetic navigation; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LASER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749532829     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-006-1698-4     Document Type: Article

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