Successful targeted ablation of the pathway potential in the noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve in an infant with incessant orthodromic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 216-220

  Balasundaram, Ramprakash ^a   Rao, Hygriv ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^b,c   Narasimhan, Calambur ^a  

^a CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Aortic valve; Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia; Electrophysiology; Radiofrequency ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHILD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AORTIC VALVE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 59149088806     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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