Slow pathway radiofrequency ablation in patients with AVNRT: Junctional rhythm is less frequent during magnetic navigation ablation than with the conventional technique

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-15

  Ricard, Philippe ^a   Latcu, Decebal Gabriel ^a   YaÏci, Khelil ^a   Zarqane, Naima ^a   Saoudi, Nadir ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER PRINCESSE GRACE   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Ablation; New technology; SVT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERAPY EFFECT;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73649099196     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02592.x     Document Type: Article

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