Unusual features of right and left idiopathic ventricular tachycardia abolished by radiofrequency catheter ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1831-1834

  Chiladakis, John A ^a   Vassilikos, Vassilis ^a   Maounis, Themos ^a   Cokkinos, Dennis V ^a   Manolis, Antonis S ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology ^*

Author keywords

Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation; Variants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0031693250     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00288.x     Document Type: Article

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