Cryoablation compared with radiofrequency ablation for atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia: Analysis of factors contributing to acute and follow-up outcome

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1022-1026

  Gupta, Dhiraj ^a   Al Lamee, Raska K ^a   Earley, Mark J ^a   Kistler, Peter ^a   Harris, Stuart J ^a   Nathan, Anthony W ^a   Sporton, Simon C ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal re entrant tachycardia; Cryoablation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845502106     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul124     Document Type: Article

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