Prospective assessment after pediatric cardiac ablation: Fate of intracardiac structure and function, as assessed by serial echocardiography

American Heart Journal

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Van Hare, George F ^a   Colan, Steven D ^b   Javitz, Harold ^c   Carmelli, Dorit ^c   Knilans, Timothy ^d   Schaffer, Michael ^e   Kugler, John ^f   Byrum, Craig J ^g   Saul, J Philip ^h  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Children's Hospital   (United States)

^g SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKINESIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 34247132562     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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