Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias: A 14-year experience with 5330 consecutive patients at the Quebec Heart Institute, Laval Hospital

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. B, 2007, Pages 67B-70B

  O'Hara, Gilles E ^a   Philippon, François ^a   Champagne, Jean ^a   Blier, Louis ^a   Molin, Franck ^a   Côté, Jean Marc ^a   Nault, Isabelle ^a   Sarrazin, Jean François ^a   Gilbert, Marcel ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANADA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXPERIENCE; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SEX RATIO; STROKE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 35448990194     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(07)71013-9     Document Type: Article

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