Sequential map-guided endocardial resection for ventricular tachycardia improves outcome

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 448-454

  Bakker, Patricia F A ^a   De Lange, Fellery ^a   Hauer, Richard N W ^a   Derksen, Richard ^a   De Bakker, Jacques M T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Left ventricular aneurysm; Surgery; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035044284     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00623-6     Document Type: Article

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