Ablation of Left Ventricular Epicardial Outflow Tract Tachycardia From the Distal Great Cardiac Vein

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1813-1817

  Obel, Owen A ^a   d'Avila, Andre ^b   Neuzil, Petr ^c   Saad, Eduardo B ^b   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Pro Cardiaco Hospital   (Brazil)

^c NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTFLOW TRACT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33750430294     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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