title: Atrioventricular block during slow pathway ablation: entirely preventable?
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Hongwu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.). Michael.Shehata@cshs.org.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shehata
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Jianing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cingolani
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Swerdlow
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Minglong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Sumeet S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.affiliation: From the Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.C., M.S., E.C., C.S., S.S.C., X.W.); Cardiology Division, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (H.C., M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjing, China (W.M., J.X.); and Department of Cardiology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (J.C.).
authors.forename: Xunzhang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000368:Aged; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002681:China; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: atrioventricular block; atrioventricular node; catheter ablation