Cryoablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in young patients: Predictors of recurrence

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1152-1159

  Chanani, Nikhil K ^a   Chiesa, Nancy A ^a   Dubin, Anne M ^b   Avasarala, Kishor ^c   Van Hare, George F ^a,b   Collins, Kathryn K ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Cryoablation; Pediatric; Recurrence; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CHILD; CRYOABLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50449090093     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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