Human histopathology of electroanatomic mapping after cooled-tip radiofrequency ablation to treat ventricular tachycardia in remote myocardial infarction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1246-1251

  Deneke, Thomas ^a   Müller, Klaus Michael ^b   Lemke, Bernd ^a   Lawo, Thomas ^a   Calcum, Bernd ^b   Helwing, Marlene ^b   Mügge, Andreas ^a   Grewe, Peter H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altered myocardium; Electroanatomic substrate mapping; Histopathology; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SCAR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE NECROSIS; CATHETER ABLATION; FATALITY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33644805810     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.40826.x     Document Type: Article

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