Importance of the relationship between sinus cycle length and junctional rhythm cycle length (occured during radiofrequency ablation) in predicting the successful modification of the slow pathway in atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-171

  Jimenez Candil, Javier ^a   Morinigo, Jose Luis ^a   Ledesma, Claudio ^a   Leon, Victor ^a   Martín Luengo, Candido ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrioventricular nodal re entry tachycardia; Junctional ectopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 55849117337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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