Cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in children: Long-term results

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-126

  Papagiannis, John ^a   Papadopoulou, Kyriaki ^b   Rammos, Spyridon ^c   Katritsis, Demosthenes ^d  

^a Mitera Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^b PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^d Athens Euroclinic ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Children; Cryoablation; Pediatric; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950824604     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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