Evaluation of atrial vulnerability immediately after radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathway in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Cagli, Kumral Ergun ^a,b   Topaloglu, Serkan ^a   Aras, Dursun ^a   Sen, Nihat ^a   Akpinar, Ibrahim ^a   Durak, Akif ^a   Kisacik, Halil Lutfi ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MNG Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial vulnerability; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75949086491     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9438-z     Document Type: Article

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