Catheter ablation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

Circulation

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2465-2478

  Nakagawa, Hiroshi ^a,b   Jackman, Warren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Mapping; Tachyarrhythmias; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CRYOABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 36349036588     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.655746     Document Type: Review

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