Identification and ablation of macroreentrant ventricular tachycardia with the CARTO electroanatomical mapping system

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1448-1456

  Stevenson, William G ^a   Delacretaz, Etienne ^a   Friedman, Peter L ^a   Ellison, Kristin E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Reentry; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 0031902909     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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