Ablation therapy of tachycardia-related cardiomyopathy

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-65

  Zalzstein, Eli ^a,b   Wagshal, Avraham ^a,b   Zucker, Nili ^a,b   Levitas, Aviva ^a,b   Ovsyshcher, Eli ^a,b   Katz, Amos ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Premature ventricular contraction; Radiofrequency ablation; Right ventricular outflow tract

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MURMUR; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEDATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0037275617     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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