CRAVT: A prospective, randomized study comparing transvenous cryothermal and radiofrequency ablation in atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 2232-2237

  Kimman, G P ^a   Theuns, D A M J ^a   Szili Torok, T ^a   Scholten, M F ^a   Res, J C ^a   Jordaens, L J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Cryothermal; Supraventricular; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL RE ENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY; TRANSVENOUS CRYOABLATION;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9944265176     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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