Atrial tachycardias in a growing donor right atrium after pediatric heart transplantation: Repeated electroanatomical mapping and catheter ablation during a period of 6 years [2]

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 569-574

  Reithmann, Christopher ^a   Remp, Thomas ^a   Netz, Heinrich ^a   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LETTER; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547136431     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0538-4     Document Type: Letter

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