Incidence and significance of pleomorphism in patients with postmyocardial infarction ventricular tachycardia: Acute and long-term outcome of radiofrequency catheter ablation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1127-1138

  Della Bella, Paolo ^a   Riva, Stefania ^a   Fassini, Gaetano ^a   Giraldi, Francesco ^a   Berti, Marco ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Trevisi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRESSLER SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLEOMORPHISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042574696     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.01.021     Document Type: Article

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