Non-contact mapping and ablation of tachycardia originating in the right ventricular outflow tract

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 294-297

  Paul, Thomas ^a   Blaufox, Andrew T D ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia; Non contact mapping; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0036584471     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951102000641     Document Type: Article

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