Cryoablation of accessory pathways: Incremental insights on the way toward a therapeutic panacea?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-350

  Kanter, Ronald J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER; CRYOABLATION; FREEZE THAWING; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MITOCHONDRION; MYOFILAMENT; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41449115921     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01083.x     Document Type: Note

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