Effective cryoablation of a lateral accessory pathway within the distal coronary sinus

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-193

  De Sisti, Antonio ^a   Tonet, Joelci ^a   Marrakchi, Sonia ^a   Raguin, Denis ^a   Frank, Robert ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Cryoablation; Left accessory pathway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; CRYOABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY; EPICARDIUM; FOLLOW UP; FREEZING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LATERAL ACCESSORY PATHWAY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TEMPERATURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY SINUS; CRYOSURGERY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48349133834     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9273-7     Document Type: Article

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