Left ventricular dysfunction resulting from frequent unifocal ventricular ectopics with resolution following radiofrequency ablation

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-250

  Redfearn, Damian P ^a   Hill, J D ^b   Keal, R ^b   Toff, William D ^a,c   Stafford, P J ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircrew licensing; Cardiomyopathy; Ventricular premature complex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0043169366     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1099-5129(03)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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