Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischemic heart disease

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 364-368

  Soejima, Kyoko ^a   Stevenson, William G ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART CATHETER; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PACING; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORTALITY; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; PATHOLOGY;

CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0642346179     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-003-0092-2     Document Type: Review

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