Endocardial and epicardial ablation guided by nonsurgical transthoracic epicardial mapping to treat recurrent ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-239

  Sosa, Eduardo ^a   Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a   D'Avila, André ^a   Piccioni, João ^a   Sanchez, Osvaldo ^a   Velarde, José L ^a   Silva, Marcio ^a   Reolão, Basileo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Epicardium; Mapping; Radiofrequency; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0031952834     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00907.x     Document Type: Article

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