Transthoracic epicardial catheter ablation to treat recurrent ventricular tachycardia

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 451-458

  Sosa, Eduardo ^a   Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a   D'Avila, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PERICARDIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0035514421     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-001-0066-1     Document Type: Article

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