Electroanatomic mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia associated with systemic sclerosis

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 336-342

  Lacroix, Dominique ^a   Brigadeau, François ^a   Marquié, Christelle ^a   Klug, Didier ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Electroanatomic mapping; Hydroxychloroquine; Scleroderma overlap syndrome; Systemic sclerosis; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LIDOCAINE; LOSARTAN; NIFEDIPINE; PENICILLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 3142729901     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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