Ventricular Resection Guided by Epicardial and Endocardial Mapping for Treatment of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 302, Issue 11, 1980, Pages 589-593

  Horowitz, Leonard N ^a   Harken, Alden H ^a   Kastor, John A ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDIAL ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; THERAPY;

EID: 0018824257     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198003133021101     Document Type: Article

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