Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White: What to do. Extensive ablation or not?

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 668-674

  Delise, Pietro ^a   Sciarra, Luigi ^a  

^a Ospedale di Conegliano   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INFANT; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 34548029211     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280103994     Document Type: Editorial

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