Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Children Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Before Their Second Birthday

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Kantoch, Michal J ^a   Gulamhusein, Sajad S ^a   Sanatani, Shubhayan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL JUNCTIONAL ECTOPIC TACHYCARDIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052394886     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.043     Document Type: Article

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