Cryocatheter ablation of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 366-369

  Kurzidim, Klaus ^a   Schneider, Hans Jürgen ^a   Kuniss, Malte ^a   Sperzel, Johannes ^a   Greiss, Harald ^a   Berkowitsch, Alexander ^a   Pitschner, Heinz Friedrich ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryocatheter ablation; Right ventricular outflow tract; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOCATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17044439551     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40571.x     Document Type: Article

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