Primary radiofrequency ablation for incessant idiopathic ventricular tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1555-1560

  Gupta, Anoop K ^a,b   Kumar, A V Ganesh ^a,b   Lokhandwala, Yash Y ^a,b   Vora, Amit M ^a,b   Maheshwari, Alok ^a,b   Thakur, Ranjan K ^a,b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency energy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 1842863775     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01555.x     Document Type: Article

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