Radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia: Utility of intracardiac echocardiography

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 529-535

  Lamberti, Filippo ^a,b   Calo', Leonardo ^a   Pandozi, Claudio ^a   Castro, Antonio ^a   Loricchio, Maria Luisa ^a   Boggi, Augusto ^a   Toscano, Salvatore ^a   Ricci, Renato ^a   Drago, Fabrizio ^a   Santini, Massimo ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Catheter ablation; Coronary arteries; Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Intracardiac echocardiography; Pace mapping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035023113     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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