Linear lesion cryoablation for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia in pediatrics and young adults

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1304-1311

  Czosek, Richard J ^a   Anderson, Jeffery ^a   Marino, Bradley S ^a   Connor, Chad ^a   Knilans, Timothy K ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; atrioventricular nodal re entry tachycardia; catheter ablation; children; cryoablation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOABLATION; DISEASE DURATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LINEAR LESION CRYOABLATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE LESION CRYOABLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOSURGERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349262696     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02811.x     Document Type: Article

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