Catheter ablation for hemodynamically unstable monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-44

  Ellison, Kristin E ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Sweeney, Michael O ^a   Lefroy, David C ^a   Delacretaz, Etienne ^a   Friedman, Peter L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Mapping; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033953369     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00734.x     Document Type: Article

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