Successful radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia at a site away from the tachycardia exit

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1024-1031

  Wen, Ming Shien ^a   Yeh, San Jou ^a   Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Lin, Fun Chung ^a   Wu, Delon ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030800419     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00247-7     Document Type: Article

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