Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy secondary to right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia: Improvement of left ventricular systolic function after radiofrequency catheter ablation of the arrhythmia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 445-450

  Vijgen, Johan ^b   Hill, Philip ^b   Biblo, Lee A ^b   Carlson, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

radiofrequency catheter ablation; right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia; tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 0030934842     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00811.x     Document Type: Article

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