Cryothermal slow pathway modification for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 909-914

  Khairy, Paul ^a   Novak, Paul G ^a   Guerra, Peter G ^a   Greiss, Isabelle ^a   Macle, Laurent ^a   Roy, Denis ^a   Talajic, Mario ^a   Thibault, Bernard ^a   Dubuc, Marc ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; AV nodal reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Cryothermal energy

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL RATE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849164708     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum145     Document Type: Article

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