Transient atrioventricular block shortly after uneventful cryoablation of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias: Report of two cases

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 927-930

  González Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Arenal, Angel ^a   Atienza, Felipe ^a   Almendral, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrioventricular block; Cryoablation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCHOOL CHILD; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR SEPTUM;

EID: 42449120269     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum127     Document Type: Article

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