A randomized comparison of transseptal and transaortic approaches for magnetically guided ablation of left-sided accessory pathways

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1298-1303

  Schwagten, Bruno ^a   Jordaens, Luc ^a   Rivero Ayerza, Maximo ^a   Van Belle, Yves ^a   Knops, Paul ^a   Thornton, Andrew ^a   Szili Torok, Tamas ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ablation; new technology; SVT WPW

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSAORTIC APPROACH; TRANSSEPTAL APPROACH;

ACCESSORY ATRIOVENTRICULAR BUNDLE; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78349243274     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02810.x     Document Type: Article

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