Ablation of electrograms with an isolated, delayed component as treatment of unmappable monomorphic ventricular tachycardias in patients with structural heart disease

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-92

  Arenal, Angel ^a   Glez Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Ortiz, Mercedes ^a   Villacastín, Julian ^a   Fdez Portales, Javier ^a   Sousa, Elena ^a   Del Castillo, Silvia ^a   Perez de Isla, Leopoldo ^a   Jimenez, Javier ^a   Almendral, Jesus ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037221043     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02623-2     Document Type: Article

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