Cooled tip ablation of left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia through the aortic sinus of valsalva;Gekühlte HF-stromkatheterablation epikardialer ausflusstrakttachykardien über die sinus valsalvae der aorta

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 796-805

  Kurzidim, Klaus ^a   Neumann, T ^a   Vukajlovic, D ^a   Guttler N ^a   Sperzel, J ^a   Bahavar, H ^a   Hamm, C W ^a   Pitschner, H F ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Outflow flow tract; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 18144438870     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-002-0839-6     Document Type: Article

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