Abolition of Torsade de Pointes after radiofrequency catheter ablation at right ventricular outflow tract

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-175

  Ashida, Kenji ^a   Kaji, Yoshikazu ^a   Sasaki, Yasushi ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ishihara Cardiovascular Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

radiofrequency ablation; right ventricular outflow tract; syncope; Torsade de Pointes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE; SYNCOPE; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0030890824     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)02938-0     Document Type: Article

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