Catheter ablation of coexistent bundle branch and interfascicular reentrant ventricular tachycardias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-347

  Berger, Ronald D ^a,b   Orias, David ^a   Kasper, Edward K ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; His Purkinje system; reentry; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029915365     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00535.x     Document Type: Article

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