Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Use of concealed entrainment to identify the slow conduction isthmus bounded by an aneurysm and the tricuspid annulus

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 967-971

  Stark, Stephen I ^a,b   Arthur, Arvin ^a   Lesh, Michael D ^a  

^a Mercy General Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; concealed entrainment; radiofrequency catheter ablation; right ventricular cardiomyopathy; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 0029819791     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00471.x     Document Type: Article

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