Transcatheter cryoablation part II: Clinical utility

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-244

  Lemola, Kristina ^a   Dubuc, Marc ^a   Khairy, Paul ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY SINUS; CRYOABLATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 38849145683     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00975.x     Document Type: Review

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