Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Complicating Radiofrequency Catheter Modification of the AV Node for Control of Rapid Ventricular Response in Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-158

  Feld, Gregory K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031215888     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009763401128     Document Type: Article

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