Cryoablation of accessory pathways in children

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1129-1135

  Tuzcu, Volkan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Children; Cryoablation; Electrophysiologic study; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CRYOABLATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548140561     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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