Cryoablation of junctional tachycardia at high risk of atrio-ventricular block

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-154

  Nadji, G ^a   Hermida, J S ^a   Kubala, M ^a   Quenum, S ^a   Bakkour, H ^a   Jarry, G ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cryoablation; Nodal reentrant or accessory pathway tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; COST; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 44349150528     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-2136(08)71796-0     Document Type: Article

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