Magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia and the prediction of radiofrequency ablation outcome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 837-845

  Krittayaphong, Rungroj ^a   Saiviroonporn, Pairash ^a   Boonyasirinant, Thananya ^a   Nakyen, Supaporn ^a   Thanapiboonpol, Prajak ^a   Watanaprakarnchai, Wipawin ^a   Ruksakul, Krongkarn ^a   Kangkagate, Charuwan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiofrequency ablation; Signal averaged ECG; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRESYNCOPE; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33747100906     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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