Developmental aspects of atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 480-482

  Van Hare, George F ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia; AV node pathways; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

AGING; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 55649106559     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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