Cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: Patient pain perception and operator stress

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-7

  Chan, Ngai Yin ^a   Choy, Chi Chung ^a   Lau, Chun Leung ^a   Lo, Ying Keung ^a   Chu, Pui Shan ^a   Yuen, Ho Chuen ^a   Choi, Yuen Choi ^a   Lau, Suet Ting ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ablation; electrophysiology clinical; supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULARNODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 78651288622     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02858.x     Document Type: Article

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