Recurrent Sustained Drug Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in a 3-Year-Old Child: Successful Treatment by Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1119-1123

  Rao, B Hygriv ^a   Nair, Mohan ^a   Satish, Sai ^a   Kaul, U A ^a   Arora, R ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031310706     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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