Successful cryoablation in the noncoronary aortic cusp for a left anteroseptal accessory pathway

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-211

  Suleiman, Mahmoud ^a   Powell, Brian D ^a   Munger, Thomas M ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Aortic cusp; Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia; Cryoablation

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOABLATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; AORTIC VALVE; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 56549116026     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9294-2     Document Type: Article

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