Incidental dual atrioventricular nodal physiology in children and adolescents: Clinical follow-up and implications

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1528-1532

  McCanta, Anthony C ^a   Collins, Kathryn K ^a   Schaffer, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AVNRT; dual AV nodal physiology; SVT

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ACCESSORY ATRIOVENTRICULAR BUNDLE; ADOLESCENT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650080301     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02880.x     Document Type: Article

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