Radiofrequency ablation of accessory pathways: A 14 year experience at the Tel Aviv Medical Center in 508 patients

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-270

  Belhassen, Bernard ^a,d   Rogowski, Ori ^a,d   Glick, Aharon ^a,d   Viskin, Sami ^a,d   Ilan, Michael ^c   Rosso, Rafael ^a,d   Eldar, Michael ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accessory pathways; Radiofrequency ablation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTRODE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247881969     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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