Ventricular tachycardia associated with myocardial infarct scar: A spectrum of therapies for a single patient

Circulation

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 176-179

  Soejima, Kyoko ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AGED; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMPLANTATION; LUNG TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0037047147     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000019361.34897.75     Document Type: Review

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