Role of catheter ablation in postoperative arrhythmias

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Saul, J Philip ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional mapping; Catheter ablation; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 38449088619     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.00946.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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