Experience and results during transition from radiofrequency ablation to cryoablation for treatment of pediatric atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Avari, Jennifer N ^a   Jay, Kathleen S ^a   Rhee, Edward K ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Electrophysiology clinical; Pediatrics; SVT

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549169187     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01033.x     Document Type: Article

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