Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia on left ventricular function in patients with prior myocardial infarction

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-247

  Khan, Hafiza H ^a   Maisel, William H ^a   Ho, Carolyn ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Soejima, Kyoko ^a   Solomon, Scott ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Heart failure; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCAR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036968361     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021341508720     Document Type: Article

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