Entrapment of a guide wire by the Chiari network in a patient with ablated idiopathic ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-222

  Shimoike, Eimei ^a   Ueda, Norihiro ^a   Maruyama, Toru ^a   Kaji, Yoshikazu ^a   Niho, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Chiari network; Complication; Guide wire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0035001062     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011450129402     Document Type: Article

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