Elimination of fluoroscopy use in a pediatric electrophysiology laboratory utilizing three-dimensional mapping

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-518

  Smith, Grace ^a   Clark, John M ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Clinical; Electrophysiology; Mapping; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; STANDARD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247120617     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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