Transvenous cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathway for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia: A prospective randomized pilot study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 2226-2231

  Zrenner, Bernhard ^a   Dong, Jun ^a   Schreieck, Jürgen ^a   Deisenhofer, Isabel ^a   Estner, Heidi ^a   Luani, Blerim ^a   Karch, Martin ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Mapping; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL RE ENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREEZING; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY; TRANSVENOUS CRYOABLATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9944252064     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.07.020     Document Type: Article

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