Double-exit transaortic sinus cusp ventricular tachycardia: An unusual form of idiopathic outflow tract tachycardia treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1490-1493

  Dametto, Ermanno ^a   Proclemer, Alessandro ^b   Zardo, Fabio ^a   Nicolosi, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic sinus cusp; Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Radiofreqency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845220552     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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