Radiofrequency ablation of nonautomatic focal atrial tachycardia in children with structurally normal hearts

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-229

  Moltedo, Jose M ^a,d   Cannon, Bryan C ^b   Fenrich, Arnold L ^c   Friedman, Richard A ^b   Kertesz, Naomi J ^b  

^a FLENI   (Argentina)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Children's Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atrial tachycardia; Pediatrics; Radiofrequency ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONAUTOMATIC FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS NODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75949130352     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9430-7     Document Type: Article

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