Bundle branch re-entry ventricular tachycardia in a patient with complete heart block

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 613-615

  Irtel, Thiemo A ^a   Delacrétaz, Etienne ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33748030451     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul048     Document Type: Article

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