Characteristics and identification of sites of chagasic ventricular tachycardia by endocardial mapping

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-474

  Távora, Maria Zildany P ^a   Mehta, Niraj ^a   Silva, Rose M F L ^a   Gondim, Fernando A A ^a   Hara, Vanderlei M ^a   De Paola, Angelo A V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Chagasic cardiomyopathy; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0039029307     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000400006     Document Type: Article

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