Catheterablation of ventricular tachycardia following myocardial infarction;Edokardiales mapping und hochfrequenzstrom-katheterablation ventrikularer tachykardien nach abgelaufenem myokardinfarkt

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Willems, Stephan ^a   Weiss C ^a   Meinertz, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Catheter mapping; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME;

CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ENDOCARDIUM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033651081     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920070074     Document Type: Article

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