Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia by bipolar radiofrequency current application between the left aortic sinus and the left ventricle

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 350-354

  Merino, J L ^a   Peinado, R ^a   Ramirez, L ^a   Echeverria, I ^a   Sobrino, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Sinus of Valsalva; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034304804     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2000.0121     Document Type: Article

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