Electrocardiographic Predictors of Failure and Recurrence in Patients with Idiopathic Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia and Ectopy Who Underwent Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-332

  Vestal, Marivic ^a,b   Wen, Ming Shien ^a   Yeh, San Jou ^a   Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Lin, Fun Chung ^a   Wu, Delon ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b Perpetual Succour Hospital   (Philippines)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0242413802     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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