Assessment of the influence of radiofrequency catheter ablation of the slow pathway of the atrioventricular node on cardiac function in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a speckle tracking echocardiography study

• Main Authors: Mustafa Yıldız (Author), Ahmet Çağrı Aykan (Author), Can Yücel Karabay (Author), Beytullah Çakal (Author), Sinem Çakal (Author), Gönenç Kocabay (Author), Gökhan Kahveci (Author), Alparslan Şahin (Author), Mehmet Özkan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Typical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) can be cured with slow pathway ablation. This study was designed to assess the alterations in atrial and ventricular functioning using speckle tracking echocardiography in consecutive patients with typical AVNRT who underwent s...