Catheter-induced mechanical trauma to fast and slow pathways during radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia: Incidence, predictors, and clinical implications

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1233-1241

  Topilski, Ian ^a   Rogowski, Ori ^a   Glick, Aharon ^a   Viskin, Sami ^a   Eldar, Michael ^a,b   Belhassen, Bernard ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Heart block; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848863348     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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