Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with an implantable defibrillator. Long-term follow-up;Seguimiento a largo plazo tras la ablación con radiofrecuencia de taquicardias ventriculares en pacientes portadores de un desfibrilador automático implantable

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-498

  Montijano Cabrera, Angela M ^a,b   Barrera Cordero, Alberto ^a   Alzueta Rodríguez, Javier ^a   Robledo Carmona, Juan ^a   de Teresa Galván, Eduardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Electrical storm; Implantable defibrillator; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 21244505384     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13074843     Document Type: Article

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