Endocardial and epicardial radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia associated with dilated cardiomyopathy: The importance of low-voltage scars

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1834-1842

  Soejima, Kyoko ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Sapp, John L ^a   Selwyn, Andrew P ^a   Couper, Gregory ^a   Epstein, Laurence M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

DCM; dilated cardiomyopathy; ICD; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; left ventricle ventricular; LV; radiofrequency; RF; right ventricle ventricular; RV; S QRS; stimulus to QRS interval; ventricular tachycardia; VT

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCAR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442417983     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.01.029     Document Type: Article

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