Radiofrequency ablation of "Benign" right ventricular outflow tract extrasystoles: A therapy that has found its disease?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1266-1268

  Belhassen, Bernard ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17144431816     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.01.028     Document Type: Editorial

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