Use of cryoablation for treatment of tachyarrhythmias in 2010: Survey of current practices of pediatric electrophysiologists

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 304-308

  Collins, Kathryn K ^a   Schaffer, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

accessory pathway; arrhythmia; atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; cryoablation; pediatrics; survey; tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CRYOABLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952458063     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02953.x     Document Type: Article

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