New simplified technique for 3D mapping and ablation of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 397-403

  Saleem, Moeen A ^a   Burkett, Scott ^a   Passman, Rod ^a   Dibs, Samer ^a   Engelstein, Erica D ^a   Kadish, Alan H ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Div of Cardiac Electrophysiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular multielectrode catheter; Radiofrequency ablation; Right ventricular outflow tract; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART INJURY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 18844366404     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09547.x     Document Type: Article

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