Transcoronary venous radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 916-921

  Stellbrink, Christoph ^a,b   Diem, Björn ^a   Schauerte, Patrick ^a   Ziegert, Kathrin ^a   Hanrath, Peter ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic treatment; Coronary sinus; Intracardiac mapping; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030842492     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00853.x     Document Type: Article

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